Authorised Betting Operations (Trade Practices Exemption) Amendment Act 2009 (SA)

South Australia

Authorised Betting Operations (Trade Practices Exemption) Amendment Act 2009

An Act to amend the Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Authorised Betting Operations (Trade Practices Exemption) Amendment Act 2009.

2—Commencement

This Act will be taken to have come into operation on 1 March 2009 immediately after the Statutes Amendment (Betting Operations) Act 2008 came into operation.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000

4—Amendment of section 62E—Integrity agreements and contribution agreements

Section 62E(10)—delete subsection (10) and substitute:

1. (10)

   The following is, subject to conditions and limitations prescribed by regulation, authorised for the purposes of section 51 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time, and the Competition Code of South Australia:

   1. (a)

      entering into or giving effect to an agreement by racing controlling authorities, Racing SA Pty Ltd (ACN 095 660 058) and any other agents of racing controlling authorities (or any combination of those persons and bodies) following negotiations conducted for the purposes of a racing controlling authority entering into, giving effect to or enforcing an integrity agreement or contribution agreement;

   2. (b)

      entering into, giving effect to or enforcing an integrity agreement or contribution agreement by racing controlling authorities, Racing SA Pty Ltd (ACN 095 660 058), any other agents of racing controlling authorities (or any combination of those persons and bodies) acting collectively;

   3. (c)

      entering into, giving effect to or enforcing an integrity agreement or contribution agreement by a racing controlling authority acting alone.

2. (10a)

   Subsection (10) applies to action whether taken before or after the commencement of that subsection.