Betting Control Act Amendment Act 1978 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

BETTING CONTROL.

No. 78 of 1978.

AN ACT to amend the Betting Control Act,

1954-1976.

[Assented to 27th October, 1978.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Betting and citation.

Control Act Amendment Act, 1978.

Reprinted as

(2) In this Act the Betting Control Act, 1954- 1976, is referred to as the principal Act.	approved for reprint 29th
March, 1971 as amended by Acts Nos. 46 of 1972

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may and 77 of

be cited as the Betting Control Act, 1954-1978. 1976.

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Section 3

amended. 2. Subsection (2) of section 3 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately before the word "Schedule", in line three, the word "First".

Section 5 amended.	3.	Section 5 of the principal Act is amended
(a) by adding a new subsection, to stand as subsection ( la), as follows-

( la) At the premises situate in the City of Perth and known as "Tattersalls Club", and at such other premises as may be prescribed, subject to the Board after consultation with the Commissioner being satisfied that adequate provision is made and maintained for the supervision of the proceedings and that all bets there made are brought to account the Board may, by notice published in the Gazette authorise

(a) the settlement of bets; and

(b) the practice known as "the calling of the card", and the making of bets in relation thereto, on such occasions and events as are specified in the notice,

and notwithstanding any law to the contrary the activities authorised by such a notice when carried out in compliance with such conditions, if any, as are specified in that notice shall be lawful. ; and

(b) as to subsection (2b), by adding a new paragraph as follows

(e) For the purposes of this subsection the "Metropolitan Area of the State" shall comprise such area as is prescribed. .

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Section 11

4. Section 11 of the principal Act is amended, as amended.

to subsection (4),—

(a)	by deleting the word "or", being the last word in paragraph (a);
(b)	by deleting the passage "license.", at the end of paragraph (b), and substituting a new passage as follows

license; or

(c) in person at a place, upon an occasion and in respect of an event authorised pursuant to the provisions of sub- section (la) of section five of this Act. .

5. Section 16 of the principal Act is amended	Section 16
amended.

(a)	as to subsection (1), by adding after the word "premises", in line three, the passage ", or in circumstances authorised pursuant to subsection (1a) of section five of this Act, "; and
(b)	as to subsection (2), by deleting the word "him", in line three, and substituting the words "the bookmaker".

6. Subsection (6) of section 25 of the principal Act is amended by adding after the passage "sub- section (1)", in line two, the passage "or subsection (2)".

Section 25 amended.

7. Section 27 of the principal Act is amended by

inserting after paragraph (c) a further paragraph

as follows

Section 27

amended.

(ca) unless the provisions of subsection (la) of section five of this Act apply; or •

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Section 31

amended. 8. Subsection (2) of section 31 of the principal

Act is amended by inserting after the word

"defence", in the last line, the word "available".

Section 35

amended. 9. Section 35 of the principal Act is amended by

deleting the passage "sixteen A,", in line three.

Schedule

amended. 10. The principal Act is amended by deleting the passage "SCHEDULE.", immediately following section 35, and substituting the passage "FIRST SCHEDULE.".