Version No. 185
Racing Act 1958
No. 6353 of 1958
Version incorporating amendments as at
10 February 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1Short title and commencement
Part I—Race-courses and race-meetings
Division 1—Preliminary
3Definitions
3ACertification of company to be Racing Victoria
3BRepeal or modification of constitution of Racing Victoria
3CFunctions powers and duties of Minister under the constitution of Racing Victoria
3DRacing Victoria not to represent the Crown
3ERacing Victoria not a public entity or public body
Division 2—Legality of betting
4Betting with registered bookmaker
4AMethods of remote betting
4BApplication for approval to use methods of approved remote betting on off-course premises
4CApproval of off-course premises for remote betting usage
4DCancellation or suspension of approval for approved off‑course premises or variation of conditions
4EMinister may prescribe requirements to be complied with by bookmakers for approval to accept bets off‑course
4FCommission to notify controlling body of certain matters
4GOffence to breach conditions of approval to operate off‑course premises
4HOffence to open approved off-course premises to public
4IProhibition on publishing prohibited advertising in relation to the approved off‑course premises
5Rules and regulations about business at race‑courses, bookmakers etc.
Division 2A—Club betting permits
5ABetting in accordance with club betting permits
5BGrant of club betting permits
5CConditions of the permits
5DRevocation of permits
Division 2B—Rules of Racing Victoria
5EDefinition
5FRules of Racing Victoria binding on certain persons
Division 3—Regulation of race-meetings
6Holding of race-meetings
7Transfer of race-meeting to another race-course
14ADuration of race-meetings
14ABDuration of official trial meetings
14BDates and times for horse racing
18Picnic race-meetings
19Picnic race-meetings and mixed sports gatherings in country
19ARestricted harness racing meetings
20Point-to-point steeplechases held by hunt clubs
21Charitable race-meetings on metropolitan race‑courses in excess of statutory number
22Harness races at agricultural shows
22ARace-meetings on ANZAC Day
22BPenalty for failure to supply statement of receipts and expenditure or pay net profit from race-meeting to Fund
23Penalty for holding unauthorized race-meeting
Division 4—Issue of licences, &c.
24Race-course licence
24ARacing-club licence
25Map of race-course
26Rules of the club
29Licences not to authorize benefit meetings
32Licences for harness race-meetings held by Harness Racing Victoria
Division 4A—Managing crowd behaviour
Subdivision 1—Offences
32AOffence to enter or remain in restricted racing area
32BOffence to disrupt race-meeting or official trial meeting
32COffence to throw or kick projectiles or cause object to be within restricted racing area
32DOffence to climb on fence, barrier or barricade
Subdivision 2—Dealing with offenders
32EDirection not to enter or to leave restricted racing area or race-course
32FRefusal to leave restricted racing area or race-course and re-entry
32GBan orders
Subdivision 3—Authorised officers
32HAppointment of authorised officers
32IIdentification of authorised officers
32JOffence to hinder or obstruct authorised officer
32KPower of authorised officer to require name and address
32LRefusal to give name and address to authorised officer
32MRequirement to produce evidence of name and address to authorised officer
32NDisclosure of information by authorised officer
32ODelegation by Secretary
Subdivision 4—Enforcement
32PInfringement offences
32QWho can commence a proceeding for offences against this Division?
Division 5—Exclusion orders by Chief Commissioner of Police
33Exclusion orders by Chief Commissioner…