Wagering Amendment Rule (No. 2) 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Wagering Amendment Rule (No. 2) 2008 Subordinate Legislation 2008 No. 225 made under the WageringAct1998 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Rule amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 15C (Refund of investment—fixed odds—multi-leg event) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 15D (Refund of investment—fixed odds—multi-bet event) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 16 (Refund of investment—fixed odds—other than jockeys’ challenge, multi-bet event or multi-leg event) . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 40H (Result of multi-bet investments) . . . . . . . . 4

Wagering Amendment Rule (No. 2) 2008 [s 1] 1 Short title This rule may be cited as the Wagering Amendment Rule (No. 2) 2008 . 2 Rule amended This rule amends the Wagering Rule 1999. 3 Amendment of s 15C (Refund of investment—fixed odds—multi-leg event) (1) Section 15C(1), ‘(2) and (3)’— omit, insert— ‘(2) to (3)’. (2) Section 15C— insert— ‘(2A) If the venue for a leg of a multi-leg event, other than a race, changes from the venue published by the entity controlling the event after the investment is received by the licence operator, the licence operator must refund the investment in full. ‘(2B) Subsection (2A) does not apply if the investment is a futures option.’. 4 Amendment of s 15D (Refund of investment—fixed odds—multi-bet event) Section 15D(2)— omit, insert— ‘(2) A licence operator must refund in full a multi-bet investment made on 1 or more races if the investment was received by the licence operator— (a) after the time for final acceptances for all of the races in the multi-bet event and— (i) the selected runner in each race is a scratching or late scratching; or Page 2 2008 SL No. 225

Wagering Amendment Rule (No. 2) 2008 [s 5] (ii) each race is postponed until another day and not held within 1 day after the day on which the race was to start; or (b) before the time for final acceptances for all of the races in the multi-bet event and each race is— (i) postponed until another day; and (ii) not held within 7 days after the day on which the race was to start.’. 5 Amendment of s 16 (Refund of investment—fixed odds—other than jockeys’ challenge, multi-bet event or multi-leg event) (1) Section 16(6)— omit, insert— ‘(6) A licence operator must refund in full an investment for a win or an investment for a place received on a runner selected for a race if the investment was received by the licence operator— (a) after the time for final acceptances for the race and— (i) the selected runner is a scratching or late scratching; or (ii) the race is postponed until another day and not held within 1 day after the day on which the race was to start; or (b) before the time for final acceptances and the race is— (i) postponed until another day; and (ii) not held within 7 days after the day on which the race was to start.’. (2) Section 16(7), before ‘a futures option’— insert— ‘an investment on a race or’. 2008 SL No. 225 Page 3

Wagering Amendment Rule (No. 2) 2008 [s 6] 6 Amendment of s 40H (Result of multi-bet investments) Section 40H(8)(b) to (d)— omit, insert— ‘(b) for a leg other than a race— (i) the published venue for the leg of the event is changed after the investment is made; or (ii) 1 or more legs of the event are cancelled or postponed for more than 3 days; or (c) for a leg that is a race— (i) the investment is made after the time for final acceptances and— (A) the selected runner for the race is a scratching or late scratching; or (B) the race is postponed until another day and not held within 1 day after the day on which the race was to start; or (ii) the investment is made before the time for final acceptances for the race and the race is— (A) postponed until another day; and (B) not held within 7 days after the day on which the race was to start.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Treasurer on 27 June 2008. 2. Notified in the gazette on 11 July 2008. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Treasury Department. © State of Queensland 2008 Page 4 2008 SL No. 225