Entry and inspection of racecourses and certain other premises
20 Entry and inspection of racecourses and certain other premises
In this section —
Commission representative means —
a member of the Commission; or
a person authorised by the Commission or the Minister; or
an authorised officer; or
a police officer.
A Commission representative may at any time enter without charge and inspect —
a racecourse; or
premises to which section 5(2) applies; or
premises or a vehicle or vessel from or on which a bookmaker carries on business; or
a venue at which a sporting event on which betting takes place is being held; or
a totalisator, totalisator agency or other premises of RWWA.
An inspection may be carried out under this section for any or all of the following purposes —
to ascertain whether a liability to pay a levy or fee under this Act has been met;
to gather information relevant to ascertaining the amount of a levy or fee under this Act;
to gather any information relevant to making a decision under this Act;
to audit records required to be kept under —
this Act; or
the RWWA Act in relation to gambling;
to gather evidence of a suspected contravention of —
this Act; or
a condition of a licence, permit or approval under this Act; or
the RWWA Act in relation to gambling;
any other purpose relevant to the administration of —
this Act; or
the RWWA Act in relation to gambling.
A Commission representative who is an authorised officer shall, on first encountering a person apparently in a position of authority on the premises, and also on the reasonable request of any other person on the premises, display his or her certificate of appointment to the person.
[Section 20 inserted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 87; amended: No. 8 of 2009 s. 25; No. 21 of 2019 s. 80.]
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