Racing Regulation and Integrity Act 2024

Registration as a bookmaker, while in force, authorises the person so registered to engage in bookmaking on a racecourse on the person’s own behalf subject to – the conditions, if any, that Tasracing specifies in the person's certificate of registration under section 136(1); and the directions, if any, that Tasracing gives to the bookmaker; and the provisions of this Act.

Registration as a bookmaker's agent, while in force, authorises the person so registered to engage in bookmaking on a racecourse for or on behalf of the person’s principal, subject to – the conditions, if any, that Tasracing specifies in the person's certificate of registration under section 136(1); and the directions, if any, that Tasracing gives to the bookmaker's agent or to the bookmaker's agent’s principal; and the provisions of this Act.

A bookmaker's agent may, with the written approval of Tasracing, change the bookmaker's agent’s principal but the bookmaker's agent is not entitled to have more than one principal at any one time.

For the purposes of this section, a bookmaker or bookmaker's agent engages in bookmaking on a racecourse if – while a lawful race meeting is being held on the racecourse, the bookmaker or bookmaker's agent accepts a bet on – a contingency relating to any racing being held on the racecourse or elsewhere; or a contingency relating to an approved sports event; or while a lawful betting-only meeting is being held on the racecourse, the bookmaker or bookmaker's agent accepts a bet on – a contingency relating to any racing being held elsewhere; or a contingency relating to an approved sports event; or following the abandonment of a lawful race meeting begun on the racecourse, the bookmaker or bookmaker's agent continues to accept bets on – a contingency relating to any racing being held elsewhere; or a contingency relating to an approved sports event.

For the purposes of subsection (4)(c), a race meeting is taken to have begun if it is not abandoned before 6 a.m. on the advertised day of the meeting.

Nothing in this section – authorises a registered bookmaker or bookmaker's agent to engage in bookmaking on a racecourse without the permission of its controlling club; or authorises Tasracing to direct a registered bookmaker or bookmaker's agent to engage in bookmaking on a racecourse without the permission of its controlling club; or affects the right of a registered club to withdraw its permission for a registered bookmaker or bookmaker's agent to engage in bookmaking on a racecourse under its control.