Race meetings on Anzac Day
4 Race meetings on Anzac Day
No licence shall be granted under the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003 or the Racing Restriction Act 2003, for any race meeting to be held on Anzac Day before the hour of 1 p.m., and any licence granted contrary to this section shall be void.
It shall be unlawful for any person or racing club to hold or conduct any race meeting on Anzac Day if that race meeting commences before the hour of 1 p.m. of that day.
[(3) deleted]
If any race meeting is held on Anzac Day in any year in contravention of the provisions of this section, the person or racing club by or on behalf of whom or which the race meeting was held commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
[Section 4 amended: No. 113 of 1965 s. 8(1); No. 9 of 1975 s. 3; No. 35 of 2003 s. 73(2) and (3); No. 62 of 2003 s. 4; No. 4 of 2016 s. 5; No. 9 of 2023 s. 15.]
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