{"id":"F2022L00483","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Race Bookmaker) Determination 2022","slug":"automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-race-bookmaker-de","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441329,"registerId":"F2022L00483-fast-fetch-1775956652277","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Race Bookmaker) Determination 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Race Bookmaker) Determination 2022\n\nI, Chris Steel, Special Minister of State, make the following determination.\n\nDated 30 March 2022   \n\nChris Steel\n\nSpecial Minister of State\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\n5  Definitions\n\n6  Notification requirement\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Race Bookmaker) Determination 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 July 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n4  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\nThe purpose of this instrument is to require a person to notify a local registration authority before the person begins to rely on automatic deemed registration under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth to carry on an activity in the Australian Capital Territory to which the determination is to apply.\n\nUnless revoked earlier, this instrument will sunset under section 50 of the Legislation Act 2003 of the Commonwealth (see subsection 42J(5) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth). This will generally mean that this instrument will be repealed on the first 1 April or 1 October falling on or after the tenth anniversary of the registration of the instrument on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n \n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n*covered activity means an activity authorised to be carried on under a race bookmaking licence under the Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001.\n\nlocal registration authority means the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission established under the Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999 of the Australian Capital Territory.\n\n6  Notification requirement\n\n  For subsection 42J(4) of the Act, a person intending to carry on a covered activity in the Australian Capital Territory must notify the local registration authority before the person begins to carry on the activity.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. It implements a specific notification requirement for a single occupation (race bookmaker) in a single jurisdiction (ACT) under a specific subsection of the Mutual Recognition Act. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original regulatory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 3 defined terms in section 5","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward conditional logic","No cross-references beyond the enabling legislation (Mutual Recognition Act 1992)","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Clear linear structure: name, commencement, authority, outline, definitions, requirement"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule requires race bookmakers who hold a licence in another Australian state or territory and rely on automatic deemed registration to notify the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission before they begin operating in the ACT.  \n\nIt affects out‑of‑jurisdiction bookmakers and the Commission, giving the regulator a simple, pre‑operation “heads up” to support oversight and consumer protection while preserving cross‑border working arrangements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No change of substantive scope is evident in the instrument itself. The determination imposes a procedural notification requirement on persons relying on automatic deemed registration to carry on covered race‑bookmaking activities in the ACT (s6), without altering which activities are authorised (definition of 'covered activity' in s5). Commencement and sunset mechanics are set out at ss2–4."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (subsection 42J(4)) — understanding legal effect requires reading that Commonwealth provision.","Dependent definitions drawn from other ACT statutes: 'covered activity' refers to a race bookmaking licence under the Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 (s5).","Local registration authority identified by reference to the Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999 (s5) — administrative role and powers sit with that body.","Timing rules: explicit commencement date and sunset mechanics reference the Legislation Act 2003, affecting operational timing (ss2,4).","Substantive change is procedural (pre‑notification) rather than licensing or eligibility; legal complexity is low but operational compliance is required (s6).","Enforcement and administrative discretion rest with the local registration authority receiving notifications, creating an administrative compliance point (s6)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination requires any person who intends to rely on automatic deemed registration to carry on a race‑bookmaking activity in the Australian Capital Territory to notify the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission before starting (s6). It applies to activities authorised under a race bookmaking licence (s5).\n\nMechanically, it adds a pre‑start compliance step: the prospective operator bears the notification burden; the Commission receives notifications; commencement and sunset mechanics are set out in the instrument (ss2–4)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-race-bookmaker-de","history":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-race-bookmaker-de/history","analysis":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-race-bookmaker-de/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-race-bookmaker-de/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-race-bookmaker-de/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-race-bookmaker-de/documents"}}