Totalizator (Off-course Betting) Amendment Act 1990 (NSW)

TOTALIZATOR (OFF-COURSE BETTING) AMENDMENT ACT

1990 No. 4

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Amendment of Totalizator (Off-course Betting) Act 1964 No. 1

SCHEDULE 1 - AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SUPERFECTA

TOTALIZATORS

SCHEDULE 2 - MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

TOTALIZATOR (OFF-COURSE BETTING) AMENDMENT ACT

1990 No. 4

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 4, 1990

An Act to amend the Totalizator (Off-course Betting) Act 1964 with respect to superfecta totalizators, and totalizator betting outside New South Wales and for other purposes. [Assented to 22 May 1990]

TotaIizator (0ff-course Betting) Amendment 1990

The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Totalizator (Off-course Betting)

Amendment Act 1990.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by

proclamation.

Amendment of Totalizator (Off-course Betting) Act 1964 No. 1

3. The Totalizator (Off-course Betting) Act 1964 is amended as set

out in Schedules 1 and 2.

SCHEDULE 1 - AMENDMENTS
RELATING TO SUPERFECTA TOTALIZATORS

(Sec. 3)

(1) Section 2 (Definitions):

(a) After the definition of “Racecourse Development Fund”, insert

"Racing Assistance Fund" means the Racing Assistance

Fund established under section 19B of the Totalizator

Act 1916.

(b) After the definition of “Regulations”, insert

"Superfecta totalizator" has the meaning given to that

expression by section 2 of the Totalizator Act 1916.

(2) Section 13A (Distribution of money invested in totalizators

conducted by the Board):

(a)	From section 13A (l) (b), omit “or (4)”, insert instead”, (4) or (5)”.
(b)	From section 13A (2), omit “or a multiple selection totalizator”, insert instead “, a multiple selection totalizator or a superfecta totalizator".

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(c) After section 13A (4), insert:

(5) Where the totalizator referred to in subsection (1) is a superfecta totalizator, of the balance referred to in subsection (l) (b):

(a)	5.5 per cent is to be paid as commission to the Minister to be credited to the Consolidated Fund; and
(b)	6 per cent is to be credited to the Racing Assistance Fund; and
(c)	8.5 per cent is to be retained as commission by the Board; and

(d) the remainder is to be paid as dividends.

SCHEDULE 2 - MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

(Sec. 3)

(1) Section 10A:

After section 10, insert:

Offices, branches and agencies outside New South Wales
10A (1) The Board may, with the approval of the
Minister, establish offices, branches or agencies under

section 10 at a place outside New South Wales (including

any place outside Australia).

(2) This section does not authorise the Board to conduct a separate totalizator in connection with totalizator betting at the place at which any such office, branch or agency is established.

(3) The Minister may enter into an agreement with the government of the place at which any such office, branch or agency is established concerning.

(a) the distribution of that part of the money invested in a totalizator through the office, branch or agency that is paid as commission (including the payment of commission to the government of the place concerned); and

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(b) any other matter relating to the conduct of off-course totalizator betting at the office, branch or agency.

(4) An agreement under this section is to be carried into effect despite anything contained in this Act or the Totalizator Act 1916.

(2) Section 12 (Conduct of off-course totalizators):
(a) Omit section 12 (1)-(2A), insert instead:

(1) The Board may conduct off-course totalizator betting on any event or contingency scheduled to be held on any race-course within or outside Australia.

(2) All bets made with the Board in respect of any such event or contingency:

(a)	are to be received by the Board as agent for the relevant racing club within the State using a totalizator in respect of that event or contingency, and
(b)	are to be paid by the Board into that totalizator and are to form part of the money invested in that totalizator on that event or contingency.

(2A) The relevant racing club is:

(a)	if the race-course on which the event or contingency concerned is scheduled to be held is within the State - the racing club using a totalizator on that race-course in respect of that event or contingency, or
(b)	in any other case - a racing club within the State using a totalizator in respect of that event or contingency or, if there are 2 or more such clubs, such one of them as the Board determines.

(2B) In the case of an event or contingency approved by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection, all bets made with the Board in respect of that event or contingency (instead of being dealt with in accordance with subsection (2)):

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(a)	are to be received by the Board on behalf of an authority conducting off-course totalizator betting in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth in respect of that event or contingency; and
(b)	are to be dealt with by the Board in such manner as the Minister determines from time to time.

(b) Omit section 12 (3A).

(c) Omit section 12 (4).

[Minister's second reading speech made in -

Legislative Assembly 2 May 1990

Legislative Council on 8 May 1990]

BY AUTHORITY

R MILLIGAN, ACTING GOVERNMENT PRINTER - 1990