Racing Restriction Amendment Act 1984 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

RACING RESTRICTION.

No. 60 of 1984.

AN ACT to amend the Racing Restriction Act

1917-1973.

[Assented to 23 October 1984.]

BE 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:-

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Racing 23,Aatttn.

Restriction Amendment Act 1984.

(2) In this Act the Racing Restriction Act 1917- saps

28 June 1978.

1973 is referred to as the principal Act.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Racing Restriction Act 1917-

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Commence-

ment. 2. This Act shall come into operation on a day

to be fixed by proclamation.

Section 2

amended. 3. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended

(a) in subsection (1), by inserting after "Club" the following

(hereinafter referred to as "the

Club") ";

and

(b) by repealing subsection (2) and substitut- ing the following subsections

(2) Where the Club proposes to make any change to the programme of race meetings customarily con- ducted in the metropolitan area and the proposed change may necessitate a reduction in the number of race meetings customarily conducted out- side the metropolitan area or the making of any other change to any programme of race meetings custom- arily conducted outside the metro- politan area, any dispute arising in relation to the matter may be referred to the Minister who may give the Club such direction as he thinks fit in rela- tion to the matter and effect shall be given to any such direction.

(2a) A direction given by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section may, on the applica- tion of the Club, be varied or cancelled by the Minister.

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(2b) The Treasurer may, at the request of the Club, authorize race meetings to be held on such days, not exceeding 5 in any year, as he may approve from time to time in aid of any public hospital or other charitable or patriotic purpose. ".

4. Section 3 of the principal Act is amended— amens e3d.

(a) in subsection (1), by inserting after "Association" the following-

" (hereinafter referred to as "the

Association") "; and

(b) by repealing subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsections

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(2) Where the Association proposes to make any change to the programme of trotting race meetings customarily conducted within the metropolitan area and the proposed change may necessitate a reduction in the number of trotting race meetings customarily conducted outside the metropolitan area or the making of any other change to any programme of trotting race meetings customarily conducted outside the metropolitan area, any dispute arising in relation to the matter may be ref erred to the Minister who may give the Association such directions as he sees fit in relation to the matter and effect shall be given to any such direction.

(3) A direction given by the Min- ister for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section may, on the applica- tion of the Association, be varied or cancelled by the Minister.

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(4) The Treasurer may at the request of the Association authorize trotting race meetings to be held on such days

(a)	not exceeding 5 days outside the Fremantle district; and
(b)	not exceeding 2 days within the Fremantle district,

in any year as he may approve from time to time in aid of any public hospital or other charitable or patriotic purpose. ".

Section 5

amended. 5. Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the definition of "metropolitan area" and substituting the following definition

i< "metropolitan area" for the purposes of

(a)	section 2 of this Act—means and includes all land within a radius of fifty kilometres from the Town Hall in Perth;
(b)	section 3 of this Act—means the land referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition but not including the Fremantle district; ".