Betting (Totalizator Agency) Act 1972 (ACT)

No. 13 of 1972

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Betting (Totalizator Agency) Ordinance 1964-1969.
T T H E GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of I , Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government

(Administration) Act 1910-1970.

Dated this fifth day of April, 1972.

PAUL HASLUCK Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

RALPH J. HUNT

Minister of State for the Interior.

BETTING (TOTALIZATOR AGENCY) ORDINANCE 1972

1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Betting (Totalizator

Agency) Ordinance 1972.*

(2.) The Betting (Totalizator Agency) Ordinance 1964-1969f

is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.
(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,
may be cited as the Betting (Totalizator Agency) Ordinance 1964-1972.

2. Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from the definition of " race " all of the words from and including the word " includes " and inserting in their stead the words " includes, in relation to a bet, with one stake, on the results of two or more races, all of the races in relation to which the bet is made; ".

t Ordinance N o . 14, 1964, as amended by N o . 19, 1966; N o . 13, 1968; and N o . 24, 1969.

3.   Section 20 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)	by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-section (2.) the words " conducted at a racecourse in the Territory " and inserting in their stead the words " conducted by the Board ";
(b)

by omitting paragraph (d) of sub-section (2.) and insert­ " (d) the Board—

(i)   will return to that body such amount as commission out of the amount of the bets

• Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 13 April 1972.

received by the Board from that body as is agreed upon between that body and the Board; or

(ii)   if, in relation to bets transmitted to the Board by the body, being bets included in a specified class or classes of bets, the agreement so provides, the body will retain, out of the amount of each bet so trans­ mitted to the Board, as commission such amount as is agreed upon between that body and the Board and will pay to the Board such amount, as commission in respect of the placing of those bets by the Board, as is agreed upon between that body and the Board.";

(c) by omitting from sub-section (3.) the words " in paragraph (b) or (d) " and inserting in their stead the words " in paragraph (b), or sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (d),"; and

(d) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

" (4.) W h e r e ­

to) bets are transmitted to the Board in pursuance of

an agreement under this section; and

(b) the body that has transmitted those bets to the Board has, in pursuance of a provision in that agreement of the kind referred to in sub­ paragraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of sub-section (2.) of this section, retained out of the amounts of those bets commission in accordance with that provision,

the Board shall not retain out of the amount of the bets so transmitted any commission under section twenty-four of this Ordinance.".

4. Section 23 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting

from paragraph (b) the word " and ".

5.   Section 30 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)	by omitting the words " sections twenty-seven and " and inserting in their stead the word " section "; and
(b)	by omitting from paragraph (c) the words " Dividends Adjustment" and inserting in their stead the words " Dividend Equalization ".

6. Section 42 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (3.) the word "Div idends" and inserting in its stead the word " Dividend ".

7. Section 44 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting
sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:—

" (1.) The Minister may appoint a person to be an inspector for the purpose, as directed by the Minister, of inspecting—

(a) offices and agencies of the Board;

(b)	totalizators on racecourses to which bets are transmitted by the Board; and
(c)	totalizators on racecourses from which bets are transmitted to the Board,

to ensure that they are being conducted in accordance with this

Ordinance.".