{"id":"F2022L00474","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Sports Bookmaker’s Agent) Determination 2022","slug":"automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-sports-bookmaker-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441323,"registerId":"F2022L00474-fast-fetch-1775956648204","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—Sports Bookmaker’s Agent) 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—Sports Bookmaker’s Agent) 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—Sports Bookmaker’s Agent) 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 The whole of this instrument 1 July 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\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 sports bookmaker’s agent 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":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow function authorised by its parent Act (subsection 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992): imposing a notification requirement for a specific occupation in a specific jurisdiction. It has not expanded beyond this limited purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument: only 6 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Only 3 defined terms in section 5, all straightforward (Act, covered activity, local registration authority)","Single operative provision (section 6) with no conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the enabling provision","No nested structures, schedules, or tables with substantive content","Purpose and operation clearly stated in simplified outline (section 4)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law requires sports bookmaker’s agents who rely on automatic mutual recognition to notify the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission before they start operating in the ACT. It affects agents licensed elsewhere and the local regulator, and ensures the Commission knows who is operating in the territory so it can maintain oversight of gambling activity."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument establishes a procedural notification requirement for persons relying on automatic deemed registration to carry on a sports bookmaker’s agent activity in the ACT (s6). It does not alter who may qualify for registration or the substantive permissions in the underlying gambling law (s5), nor does the text indicate any modification of that original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow substantive scope — single, specific notification requirement applying to a defined activity (s5, s6).","Simple operational rule: notify before beginning the covered activity (s6).","Cross‑references to other legislation increase legal framing: Mutual Recognition Act authority (s3) and Race and Sports Bookmaking Act definition of covered activity (s5).","Commencement and sunset mechanics reference other Acts (ss2,4), requiring attention to register/sunset dates.","Low administrative discretion — instrument prescribes the requirement but does not set the regulator’s procedural steps or fees (s6).","Compliance burden is limited but immediate: prospective operators must give notice before starting (s6)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination requires anyone who plans to carry on a sports bookmaker’s agent activity in the Australian Capital Territory under automatic deemed registration to notify the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission before starting (s6). It applies to activities authorised by a sports bookmaker’s agent licence and simply adds a pre‑start administrative step, coming into effect 1 July 2022 and subject to normal sunset rules (ss2,4)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-sports-bookmaker-","history":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-sports-bookmaker-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-sports-bookmaker-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-sports-bookmaker-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-sports-bookmaker-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/automatic-mutual-recognition-australian-capital-territory-notification-requirement-sports-bookmaker-/documents"}}