Betting Control Act 1954

In this section —

a bookmaker; or

a person authorised under the law of another State or Territory to engage in or conduct betting on events; or

an offshore betting operator granted an exemption by the Commission under this section;

on an event or contingency outside the State; and

by telephone or electronically by means of the internet, subscription television or any other on‑line communications system; and

with a person who is outside the State (including a person who is outside Australia);

an event or contingency approved under section 4B(2); or

an event or contingency, except a prohibited event or contingency, on which betting is permitted by the laws of another State or a Territory.

A person in this State who makes an offshore bet with a person who the person making the bet knows, or would be reasonably expected to know, is not an authorised person commits an offence.

A person in this State who makes an interstate or offshore bet on an event or contingency that is not a permitted event or contingency commits an offence.

A person other than an authorised person who offers an interstate or offshore bet in this State commits an offence.

A person who offers an interstate or offshore bet in this State on an event or contingency that is not a permitted event or contingency commits an offence.

A person who —

is in possession of a record that is kept or used in connection with, or that relates to, an interstate or offshore bet; and

knows, or would be reasonably expected to know, that the person with whom the interstate or offshore bet was made is not an authorised person,

On an application in a form approved by the Commission accompanied by the prescribed fee, and on such supporting information as the Commission may direct being furnished to the satisfaction of the Commission, the Commission may grant an offshore betting operator an exemption for the purposes of this section.

The Commission may refuse to grant an offshore betting operator an exemption for the purposes of this section if the Commission, having regard to —

whether the jurisdiction which granted the authorisation to engage in or conduct betting on events applies similar standards to those that would apply to an authorisation granted in Australia; and

any arrangements made by the offshore betting operator with Australian racing or sporting organisations in relation to engaging in or conducting betting on events,