Prohibition of certain information as to racing or betting
61 Prohibition of certain information as to racing or betting
Subject to this section, a person must not communicate for fee or reward to any other person information or advice as to the probable result of a race or approved contingency in relation to which a bookmaker is to accept bets. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $20 000.
Subsection (1) does not apply to information or advice published in a newspaper or broadcast by radio or television.
Except with the approval of the Commissioner, a person who is, or was, within a racecourse or other place during a period when bookmakers are, or were, accepting bets on races or approved contingencies must not, before the end of that period, communicate (whether or not for fee or reward) to a person who is outside the racecourse or other place information or advice as to the betting with bookmakers at that racecourse or place. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $20 000.
The Commissioner may, on granting an approval for the purposes of subsection (3), attach conditions to the approval.
The Commissioner may, by written notice to the holder of an approval under this section—
vary or revoke a condition attached to the approval or attach a further condition;
revoke the approval.
In this section—
communicate means to communicate by any means either directly or indirectly, and includes to cause to be communicated.
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