Racing Regulations 1991 (SA)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

RACING REGULATIONS 1991 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

1.             Citation

2.             Interpretation

3.             Declaration of approved events

3A.	Declaration of Memorial Drive as approved sporting venue
3B.	Declaration of Adelaide Oval as approved sporting venue
3C.	Declaration of Football Park as approved sporting venue
3D.	Declaration of Hindmarsh Stadium as approved sporting venue
3E.	Declaration of Lockleys Bowling Club as approved sporting venue
3F.	Declaration of certain ovals as approved sporting venues
3G.	Declaration of Norwood Oval as approved sporting venue
4.	Prescribed foot race meeting
5.	Prescribed range of deductions from bets under s. 82a
6.	Deduction of percentage from totalizator money
7.	Super League prescribed for totalizator betting

APPENDIX

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

REGULATIONS UNDER THE RACING ACT 1976

Racing Regulations 1991

being

No. 233 of 1991: Gaz. 21 November 1991, p. 1332

as varied by

No. 93 of 1994: Gaz. 23 June 1994, p. 18041

No. 187 of 1994: Gaz. 3 November 1994, p. 14572

No. 8 of 1995: Gaz. 19 January 1995, p. 1513

No. 19 of 1995: Gaz. 16 March 1995, p. 8834

No. 196 of 1995: Gaz. 19 October 1995, p. 11425 (Incorrectly inserted as No. 194 of 1995: see Gaz.

No. 18 of 1996: Gaz. 25 January 1996, p. 8516 20 October 1995, p. 1153)

No. 40 of 1996: Gaz. 21 March 1996, p. 17287

No. 13 of 1997: Gaz. 6 February 1997, p. 8558

No. 26 of 1997: Gaz. 6 March 1997, p. 11399

No. 33 of 1997: Gaz. 20 March 1997, p. 131910

No. 55 of 1997: Gaz. 1 May 1997, p. 170911

1 Came into operation (except reg. 5) 23 June 1994: reg. 2(1); reg. 5 came into operation 1 July 1994: reg. 2(2).

2 Came into operation 3 November 1994: reg. 2.

3 Came into operation 19 January 1995: reg. 2.

4 Came into operation 16 March 1995: reg. 2

5 Came into operation 19 October 1995: reg. 2.

6 Came into operation 25 January 1996: reg. 2.

7 Came into operation 21 March 1996: reg. 2.

8 Came into operation 6 February 1997: reg. 2.

9 Came into operation 6 March 1997: reg. 2.

10 Came into operation 20 March 1997: reg. 2.

11 Came into operation 1 May 1997: reg. 2.

Note: Asterisks indicate repeal or deletion of text. For further explanation see Appendix.

Citation 1. These regulations may be cited as the Racing Regulations 1991.

Interpretation

2. In these regulations—

"the Act" means the Racing Act 1976.

Declaration of approved events

3. Each of the following is declared to be an approved event for the purposes of Part IV of

the Act:

(a)	any South Australian National Football League A Grade match;
(b)	any Australian Football League A Grade match;
(c)	any interstate Australian Rules football match;
(d)	any Test Cricket or International One Day Cricket match;
(e)	any Sheffield Shield or Interstate first-class One Day Cricket match or other first- class cricket match;
(f)	any National Basketball League match;
(g)	any National Soccer League match;
(h)	any South Australian Soccer Federation 1st Division match;

(i) any F.A. Cup or World Cup Soccer match;

(ia)	any English Premier League soccer match;
(j)	any Australian, French, United States or Wimbledon Open Tennis Tournament;
(k)	any Davis Cup Tennis Tie;
(l)	any Australian professional tennis tournament;
(m)	any Australian or international golf tournament;

* * * * * * * * * *

(o)	any Sydney to Hobart Yachting Race;
(p)	any America’s Cup Yachting Race;
(q)	any Australian Formula One Grand Prix Motor Racing Event;
(qa)	any Japanese Formula One Grand Prix Motor Racing Event;
(r)	any World Formula One Motor Racing Drivers’ Championship;
(s)	any Australian 500cc Grand Prix Motor Cycle Event;
(t)	any Australian Baseball League Open Competition match;
(u)	any Rugby League football match;

(v) any Australian Rugby Union football match between two teams each representing a State or Territory of the Commonwealth or between teams representing different countries;

(w) any world lawn bowls championship.

Declaration of Memorial Drive as approved sporting venue

3A. The sporting venue known as "Memorial Drive" is declared to be an approved sporting venue for the purposes of Part 4 of the Act in relation to the holding of the following events:

(a)	any Davis Cup Tennis Tie;
(b)	any Australian professional tennis tournament.

Declaration of Adelaide Oval as approved sporting venue

3B. The sporting venue known as "the Adelaide Oval" is declared to be an approved sporting venue for the purposes of Part 4 of the Racing Act 1976 in relation to the holding of the following events:

(a)	any South Australian National Football League A Grade match;
(b)	any Australian Football League A Grade match;
(c)	any interstate Australian Rules football match;
(d)	any Test Cricket or International One Day Cricket match;
(e)	any Sheffield Shield or Interstate first-class One Day Cricket match or other first-class cricket match;
(f)	any Rugby League football match.

Declaration of Football Park as approved sporting venue

3C. The sporting venue known as "Football Park" is declared to be an approved sporting venue for the purposes of Part 4 of the Act in relation to the holding of the following events:

(a)	any South Australian National Football League A Grade match;
(b)	any Australian Football League A Grade match;
(c)	any interstate Australian Rules football match.

Declaration of Hindmarsh Stadium as approved sporting venue

3D. The sporting venue known as "Hindmarsh Stadium" is declared to be an approved sporting venue for the purposes of Part 4 of the Act in relation to the holding of the following events:

(a)	any National Soccer League match;
(b)	any South Australian Soccer Federation 1st Division match;
(c)	any F.A. Cup or World Cup Soccer match;
(d)	any Australian Rugby Union football match between two teams each representing a State or Territory of the Commonwealth or between teams representing different countries.

Declaration of Lockleys Bowling Club as approved sporting venue

3E. The premises of the Lockleys Bowling Club is declared to be an approved sporting venue for the purposes of Part 4 of the Act in relation to the holding of any world lawn bowls championship.

Declaration of certain ovals as approved sporting venues

3F. The sporting venues known as "Alberton Oval", "Elizabeth Oval" and "Glenelg Oval" are declared to be approved sporting venues for the purposes of Part 4 of the Act in relation to the holding of any South Australian National Football League A Grade match.

Declaration of Norwood Oval as approved sporting venue

3G. The sporting venue known as "Norwood Oval" is declared to be an approved sporting venue for the purposes of Part 4 of the Act in relation to the holding of the following events:

(a)	any South Australian National Football League A Grade match;
(b)	any National Soccer League match.

Prescribed foot race meeting

4. The Whyalla Gift Carnival conducted by the South Australian Athletic League Incorporated is a prescribed foot race meeting for the purposes of Part IV of the Act.

Prescribed range of deductions from bets under s. 82a

5. For the purposes of section 82a(4)(a)(i) of the Act the prescribed range of percentages is not less than 12 per cent and not more than 15 per cent.

Deduction of percentage from totalizator money

6. (1) Where the Totalizator Agency Board, or an authorised racing club, conducts totalizator betting on a race-result, the Board, or the club, as the case may be, must deduct from the amount of the bets—

(a)

in the case of a quinella—an amount equal to 14.5 per cent of the amount of the quinella; or

(b)

in the case of all other bets on a single—

(i)

where an agreement under section 82A between the Totalizator Agency Board and an interstate totalizator authority is in force—an amount that is equivalent to the amount that, under the law of the State or Territory in which the interstate totalizator authority is entitled to conduct totalizator betting, must be deducted from the amount of the bets accepted by the Totalizator Agency Board under the agreement;

(ii)

where no such agreement is in force—an amount equal to 14 per cent of the amount of the bets; or

(c)

in the case of bets on a double—an amount equal to 16.5 per cent of that amount; or

(d)

in the case of bets on a multiple—an amount equal to 20 per cent of that amount.

(2) Where an agreement under section 82A between the Totalizator Agency Board and an interstate totalizator authority is in force, the Board must inform every authorised racing club in writing of the amount that it is required under subregulation (1)(b)(i) to deduct from bets on singles.

Super League prescribed for totalizator betting

7. For the purposes of section 84I(1)(d) of the Act, TAB may conduct totalizator betting on the results of any Super League rugby football match whether held within or outside Australia.

APPENDIX

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Regulation 1:	varied by 93, 1994, reg. 3
Regulation 3:	varied by 93, 1994, reg. 4; 187, 1994, reg. 3; 8, 1995, reg. 3; 196, 1995,

reg. 3; 40, 1996, reg. 3

Regulation 3(n):	revoked by 40, 1996, reg. 3(b)
Regulation 3A:	inserted by 187, 1994, reg. 4; substituted by 40, 1996, reg. 4
Regulation 3B:	inserted by 8, 1995, reg. 4
Regulation 3C:	inserted by 19, 1995, reg. 3
Regulation 3D:	inserted by 19, 1995, reg. 3; varied by 13, 1997, reg. 3
Regulation 3E:	inserted by 40, 1996, reg. 5
Regulations 3F and 3G:	inserted by 55, 1997, reg. 3
Regulation 5:	inserted by 93, 1994, reg. 5; varied by 26, 1997, reg. 3
Regulation 6:	inserted by 18, 1996, reg. 3
Regulation 7:	inserted by 33, 1997, reg. 3