1991—No. 448 (NSW)

1991—No. 448

GAMING AND BETTING ACT 1912—REGULATION

(Gaming and Betting (Racecourse Licensing) Regulation 1991)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 121 of 30 August 1991]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,

and in pursuance of the Gaming and Betting Act 1912, has been pleased

to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

GEORGE SOURIS

Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing.

Citation

1. This Regulation may be cited as the Gaming and Betting

(Racecourse Licensing) Regulation 1991.

Commencement

2. This Regulation commences on 1st September, 1991.

Definitions

3. In this Regulation:

“licence” means a licence under Part 4 of the Act;

“the Act” means the Gaming and Betting Act 1912.

Application for licence for racecourse: Part 4

4. (1) An application for a licence must be in writing delivered

personally or sent by post to the Minister with the relevant fee prescribed

by Part 4 of the Act.

(2) The application is to be signed by:
(a) the owner, lessee or occupier of the racecourse; or
(b) some person duly authorised by the owner, lessee or occupier; or

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(c)	in the case of trustees, the trustees or a majority of them, or some person duly authorised on their behalf; or
(d)	if there is a. committee of management, the Secretary to the committee.

(3) The application must contain the following information:

(a) the names of the owners, lessees or trustees of the racecourse or of the persons by or on behalf of whom race meetings have been and are intended to be held;

(b) the locality of the racecourse.

Notification of changes in owners, lessees etc. of racecourses

5. If any change is made in the personnel of the owners, lessees or

trustees of a racecourse, the change must, as soon as practicable, be

communicated to the Minister in writing.

Betting on racecourses on non-racing events prohibited

6. A licence is subject to a condition that betting or wagering on the

racecourse is prohibited except in respect of horse races, harness races
and greyhound races.

Licence issued to association conducting racing and other activities

7. A licence issued to a non-proprietary association is subject to a further condition that, if the association has principal aims and objectives apart from the conduct of race meetings, it must keep records and accounts in respect of its income and expenditure relating to racing activities separate from its records and accounts relating to other activities.

Amendment of Gaming and Betting (General) Regulations

8. The Gaming and Betting (General) Regulations are amended by omitting Regulations 3–2 1.

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Citation

1. Commencement

2. Definitions

3. Application for licence for racecourse: Part 4

5. Notification of changes in owners, lessees etc. of racecourses

1. Betting on racecourses on non-racing events prohibited

7.   Licence issued to association conducting racing and other activities

1. Amendment of Gaming and Betting (General) Regulations

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   EXPLANATORY NOTE

   The object of this Regulation is to repeal and remake certain provisions of the Gaming and Betting (General) Regulations. The new Regulation deals with applications for racecourse licences and notifications of changes in the owners, lessees or trustees of racecourses.

The Regulation also provides that licences are subject to conditions:

• prohibiting betting on non-racing events on racecourses;

• requiring a licensee which is a non-proprietary association to keep records and accounts of its racing activities separate from its records and accounts relating to its other activities.

Other provisions of the Gaming and Betting (General) Regulations relating to

racecourses and racing which are no longer required are not being remade.

This Regulation is made in connection with the staged repeal of subordinate

legislation under Part 3 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.