Bookmakers Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)

Bookmakers Regulations1 (Amendment)

Subordinate Law No. 25 of 19942

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Bookmakers Act 1985.

Dated 30 June 1994.

David lamont

Minister

terry connolly

Minister

Principal Regulations

1.  In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Bookmakers Regulations.

Commencement

2.  These Regulations commence on 1 July 1994.

Insertion

3.  After regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations the following regulations are inserted:

Prescribed amounts, procedures and equipment

“5A.  (1)  For the purposes of paragraph 41A (a) of the Act—

(a)the prescribed amount (first referred to) is $250; and

(b)the prescribed amount (second referred to) is $2,000.

“(2)  For the purposes of paragraph 41A (b) of the Act, the prescribed procedure is—

(a)the backer is to be informed that the conversation is being recorded by means of sound-recording equipment;

(b)the name or account number of the backer, and the letter ‘T’ (to denote that the bet is a telephone bet), is to be recorded (in addition to the particulars referred to in regulation 6);

(c)the backer’s name or account number, and the particulars of the bet, are to be confirmed; and

(d)the backer is to be advised of the betting ticket number.

“(3)  For the purposes of paragraph 41A (c) of the Act, the prescribed equipment is a telephone, tape recorder, cassette and other components and fittings, each being effective for use in recording telephone conversations.

Limitations on information supplied by bookmaker

“5B.  A bookmaker shall not, in the course of carrying on business as a bookmaker, supply a person by telephone with information in relation to more than 3 horses or dogs in a single race.

Penalty:  $1,000.”.

NOTES

1. Reprinted as at 30 September 1991.

2. Notified in the ACT Gazette on 1 July 1994.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1994