{"id":"western-australian-trotting-association-act-1946","name":"Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946","slug":"western-australian-trotting-association-act-1946","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":111190,"registerId":"wa-western-australian-trotting-association-act-1946-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nWestern Australian Trotting Association Act 1946\n\nWestern Australia\n\nWestern Australian Trotting Association Act 1946\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title and commencement 1\n\n2. Interpretation 1\n\n3. Constitution 1\n\n4. Vesting of assets of the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) in Association 2\n\n5. Members 3\n\n7. By‑laws 4\n\n9. Obstructing of officers 5\n\n10. Exclusion of undesirable persons 6\n\n11. Accounts to be kept 7\n\n13. Books to be balanced and audited 7\n\n14. Copy of annual account to be transmitted to Minister 7\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 9\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nWestern Australian Trotting Association Act 1946\n\nAn Act to constitute and incorporate a Western Australian Trotting Association and to declare its objects, functions and powers, and for other purposes incidental thereto.\n\n[Long title amended: No. 35 of 2003 s. 223.]\n\n##### 1. Short title and commencement\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946*, and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation 1.\n\n##### 2. Interpretation\n\nIn this Act —\n\n  Association means the Western Australian Trotting Association as constituted under this Act;\n\n  by‑laws means the by‑laws of the Association;\n\n  Committee means the committee of the Association.\n\n[Section 2 amended: No. 73 of 1994 s. 4; No. 35 of 2003 s. 224.]\n\n##### 3. Constitution\n\n(1) The Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) is hereby constituted a body corporate under the name of the “Western Australian Trotting Association”.\n\n(2) The Association shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name and shall, for the purposes and subject to the provisions of this Act, be capable of purchasing, holding, granting, demising, disposing of or otherwise dealing with, real and personal property, and of doing and suffering all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may by law do and suffer.\n\n(3) Save as in this Act or the by‑laws made thereunder is otherwise provided or unless inconsistent therewith, the Association shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges and be subject to the obligations which are applicable to limited companies registered under the provisions of the *Companies Act 1943* 2, save that the Association shall not be required to use the word “limited” as any part of its name and shall not be required to publish its name or file with the Registrar the annual return mentioned in sections 112 and 113 of the *Companies Act 1943* 2.\n\n(4) Upon the commencement of this Act the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) as constituted under the *Associations Incorporation Act 1895* 3, shall cease to exist and its incorporation under such last‑mentioned Act shall be dissolved and its Certificate of Incorporation revoked and the provisions of the *Associations Incorporation Act 1895* 3 shall not apply to the Association.\n\n##### 4. Vesting of assets of the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) in Association\n\n(1) The assets, funds, securities, effects, choses in action, and property of every description, both real and personal, belonging to or vested in the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be and the same are hereby vested in the Association which shall take over and assume liability for all charges, debts, obligations, engagements and liabilities of the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) as existing immediately before the commencement of this Act.\n\n(2) All deeds, conveyances, assurances, grants, leases, purchases, sales, mortgages, liens, bonds, covenants, agreements, contracts, securities, notices, declarations of trust and other acts and deeds which before the commencement of this Act shall have been executed, made or entered into by the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated), and which shall be then in force, and all obligations and liabilities which at the time of the commencement of this Act shall have been incurred by the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) shall be as valid and of as full force and effect in favour of or against the Association as if the same had been executed, made or entered into by the Association instead of by the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated).\n\n(3) All causes, suits, actions and rights of action which shall have accrued before or shall be in any manner enforceable by or for or against the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) at the commencement of this Act shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be and remain as good, valid and effectual for or against the Association as they would or might have been for or against the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) if this Act had not been passed.\n\n(4) Where in any other Act reference is made to the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) such reference shall be deemed to be made to the Association.\n\n##### 5. Members\n\nThe persons who were immediately before the commencement of this Act members of the Western Australian Trotting Association (Incorporated) shall become and may remain members of the Association upon the commencement of this Act, provided such person is not a bookmaker.\n\n[**6.** Deleted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 225.]\n\n##### 7. By‑laws\n\n(1) The Committee may make by‑laws prescribing all matters that are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.\n\n(2) Without limiting subsection (1), by‑laws may —\n\n(a) prescribe the objects, purposes and powers of the Association;\n\n(b) regulate the application of the income and property of the Association and the manner in which funds of the Association are to be controlled;\n\n(c) regulate the management of the Association;\n\n(d) provide for the election of members of the Committee and the constitution, procedure, functions and powers of the Committee;\n\n(e) regulate the election or qualifications for admission of members of the Association;\n\n(f) regulate the suspension or expulsion of members of the Association;\n\n(g) regulate appeals from decisions of the Committee;\n\n(h) provide for the entrance fees, subscriptions and other amounts (if any) to be paid by members of the Association;\n\n(i) provide for the keeping of a register of members;\n\n(j) regulate the procedure at and in relation to general or special meetings of members;\n\n(k) provide for the custody and use of the common seal of the Association;\n\n(l) provide for matters concerned or connected with the property of, or held in trust for, the Association, including admission fees and other charges;\n\n(m) provide for the general management of the property of, or held in trust for, the Association, races and race meetings.\n\n(3) By‑laws shall be —\n\n(a) made by resolution passed by an absolute majority of members of the Committee; and\n\n(b) published in any manner that the Committee considers appropriate.\n\n(4) By‑laws are not —\n\n(a) written laws or subsidiary legislation as defined in the *Interpretation Act 1984*;\n\n(b) regulations as defined in the *Interpretation Act 1984* section 42.\n\n(5) Section 43 (other than subsections (6) and (8)(a)(ii)), 44, 45 and 47 of the *Interpretation Act 1984* apply to by‑laws as if they were subsidiary legislation as defined in that Act.\n\n(6) To the extent that by‑laws are inconsistent with any written law or with rules of racing made under the *Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003*, the by‑laws are of no effect.\n\n[Section 7 inserted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 226.]\n\n[**8.** Deleted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 227.]\n\n##### 9. Obstructing of officers\n\n(1) Any person who wilfully obstructs any officer, servant or agent of the Association in the execution of his duty upon any land vested in the Association or of which the control and management is vested in the Association or upon any building or premises connected therewith shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding $20.\n\n(2) Any person who wilfully trespasses upon any land vested in the Association or of which the control and management is vested in the Association or upon any building or premises connected therewith or who removes or wilfully injures any building, enclosure, post, tree or shrub upon any such land shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding $20.\n\n(3) Any member of the committee, officer or servant of the Association and any person called by him to his assistance may seize and detain any person who shall have committed any offence against the provisions of this Act and whose name and residence shall not be given to such member of the committee, officer or servant upon his requiring the same to be given and give such offender in charge to a police constable.\n\nSuch constable shall convey the offender with all convenient despatch before a court of summary jurisdiction without any other authority than this Act and such Court shall proceed with all convenient despatch to the hearing of the charge against the offender.\n\nNotwithstanding the liability of any person to any penalty under the provisions of this Act he shall not be relieved from any other liability to which he would have been subject if this Act had not been passed.\n\n[Section 9 amended: No. 113 of 1965 s. 8; No. 35 of 2003 s. 228; No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 84 of 2004 s. 80.]\n\n##### 10. Exclusion of undesirable persons\n\n(1) Any person may be refused admission to any lands vested in the Association or of which the Association has the control and management or may be expelled from any such lands if he is a person for the time being under any disqualification by the Association.\n\n(2) A person may be refused admission to the said lands or may be expelled therefrom if the Committee resolve that there are reasonable grounds for believing that his presence on the said lands would be undesirable in the interests of the public resorting thereto or prejudicial to the proper conduct of racing or of any other sport.\n\n(3) The preceding provisions of this section shall be construed as supplemental to and not in derogation of or limited by the provisions of this Act relating to by‑laws.\n\n##### 11. Accounts to be kept\n\nThe Committee shall cause full and accurate accounts to be kept of all sums of money received or expended on account of the Association and of the matters and things for which such sums of money shall have been received or expended.\n\n[**12.** Deleted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 229.]\n\n##### 13. Books to be balanced and audited\n\nThe books of the Association shall in each and every year be balanced up to and inclusive of 31 July in the year preceding and forthwith on the books being so balanced an annual account shall be made up which shall exhibit a true statement of the total receipts and expenditure of the Association during the year immediately preceding 31 July with a statement of the balance of such account and such books and accounts shall be examined and audited by the auditor so to be appointed as aforesaid and the balance and account shall be certified by the President or Honorary Treasurer and by such auditor as aforesaid.\n\n##### 14. Copy of annual account to be transmitted to Minister\n\nA copy of such annual account shall be transmitted by the President free of charge to the Minister on or before 30 September in each year under a penalty of $10 for not preparing and rendering the said account to be levied by summary process and such account shall be open at all reasonable hours for the inspection of the public on payment of a fee of 10 cents.\n\n[Section 14 amended: No. 113 of 1965 s. 8; No. 35 of 2003 s. 230.]\n\n[**15, 16.** Deleted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 231.]\n\n[First Schedule deleted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 232.]\n\n[Second Schedule deleted: No. 35 of 2003 s. 233.]\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946* | 55 of 1946 | 24 Jan 1947 | 1 Feb 1947 (see s. 1 and *Gazette* 31 Jan 1947 p. 200) |\n| *Western Australian Trotting Association Act Amendment Act 1947* | 10 of 1947 | 22 Oct 1947 | 22 Oct 1947 |\n| *Western Australian Trotting Association Act Amendment Act 1948* | 62 of 1948 | 21 Jan 1949 | 21 Jan 1949 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 13 Feb 1957 p. 301 | | | 13 Feb 1957 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 18 Apr 1958 p. 747 | | | 18 Apr 1958 |\n| **Reprint of the *Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946* approved 16 Feb 1959 in Vol. 14 of Reprinted Acts** (includes amendments listed above) | | | |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 8 Jul 1960 p. 2071 | | | 8 Jul 1960 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 12 Oct 1962 p. 3402 | | | 12 Oct 1962 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 21 Feb 1964 p. 871 | | | 21 Feb 1964 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 26 Jun 1964 p. 2545‑6 | | | 26 Jun 1964 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 23 Oct 1964 p. 3618 | | | 23 Oct 1964 |\n| *Decimal Currency Act 1965* | 113 of 1965 | 21 Dec 1965 | s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2));   balance: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1)) |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 24 Nov 1967 p. 3222 | | | 24 Nov 1967 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 24 Mar 1969 p. 1006 | | | 24 Mar 1969 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 30 May 1969 p. 1637 | | | 30 May 1969 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 19 Dec 1969 p. 4189 | | | 19 Dec 1969 |\n| **Reprint of the *Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946* approved 2 May 1977**  (includes amendments listed above) | | | |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 7 Oct 1977 p. 3609 | | | 7 Oct 1977 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 20 Oct 1978 p. 3759‑60 | | | 20 Oct 1978 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 3 Aug 1979 p. 2165 | | | 3 Aug 1979 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 9 Jan 1981 p. 22 | | | 9 Jan 1981 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 14 May 1982 p. 1500 | | | 14 May 1982 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 30 Jul 1982 p. 2948 | | | 30 Jul 1982 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 29 Apr 1983 p. 1291 | | | 29 Apr 1983 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 31 Oct 1986 p. 4041 | | | 31 Oct 1986 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 1 May 1987 p. 1489 | | | 1 May 1987 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 30 Dec 1988 p. 5090 | | | 30 Dec 1988 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 30 Jun 1989 p. 1899 | | | 30 Jun 1989 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 29 Sep 1989 p. 3668‑9 | | | 29 Sep 1989 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 29 Jun 1990 p. 3255 | | | 29 Jun 1990 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 10 Aug 1990 p. 3910‑11 | | | 10 Aug 1990 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 24 Aug 1990 p. 4338 | | | 24 Aug 1990 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 22 Nov 1991 p. 5966 | | | 22 Nov 1991 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 27 Mar 1992 p. 1371‑2 | | | 27 Mar 1992 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 5 Jun 1992 p. 2367 | | | 5 Jun 1992 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 22 Jun 1993 p. 3060 | | | 22 Jun 1993 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 3 Aug 1993 p. 4202‑4 | | | 3 Aug 1993 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 14 Jun 1994 p. 2495 | | | 14 Jun 1994 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 23 Aug 1994 p. 4395‑7 | | | 23 Aug 1994 |\n| *Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994* s. 4 | 73 of 1994 | 9 Dec 1994 | 9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2) |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 12 Jul 1996 p. 3383‑4 | | | 12 Jul 1996 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 15 Jul 1997 p. 3687 | | | 15 Jul 1997 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 20 Oct 1998 p. 5789‑91 | | | 20 Oct 1998 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 29 Jun 1999 p. 2835‑40 | | | 29 Jun 1999 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 3 Sep 1999 p. 4312 | | | 3 Sep 1999 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 16 Nov 1999 p. 5721‑2 | | | 16 Nov 1999 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 11 Apr 2000 p. 1842‑4 | | | 11 Apr 2000 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 7 Jul 2000 p. 3685 | | | 7 Jul 2000 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 22 Sep 2000 p. 5433‑4 | | | 22 Sep 2000 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 20 Nov 2001 p. 6023 | | | 20 Nov 2001 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 12 Nov 2002 p. 5467 | | | 12 Nov 2002 |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 13 May 2003 p. 1669 | | | 13 May 2003 |\n| *Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003* Pt. 13 4 | 35 of 2003 | 26 Jun 2003 | 1 Aug 2003 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 29 Jul 2003 p. 3259) |\n| Untitled by-laws published in *Gazette* 11 Jul 2003 p. 2740‑1 | | | 11 Jul 2003 |\n| **Reprint 3: The *Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946* as at 16 Apr 2004** (includes amendments listed above) | | | |\n| *Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004* s. 141 | 59 of 2004 | 23 Nov 2004 | 1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128) |\n| *Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004* s. 80 | 84 of 2004 | 16 Dec 2004 | 2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in *Gazette* 7 Jan 2005 p. 53)) |\n\n\n2 Now known as the *Companies (Co-operative) Act 1943.*\n\n3 Repealed by the *Associations Incorporation Act 1987*.\n\n4 The *Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003* s. 19 and Pt. 13 Div. 2 read as follows:\n\n“\n\n19. Power to amend regulations\n\n(1) The Governor, on the recommendation of the Minister, may make regulations amending subsidiary legislation made under any Act.\n\n(2) The Minister may make a recommendation under subsection (1) only if the Minister considers that each amendment proposed to be made by the regulations is necessary or desirable as a consequence of the enactment of the RWWA Act or this Act.\n\n(3) Nothing in this section prevents subsidiary legislation from being amended in accordance with the Act under which it was made.\n\nDivision 2 — Transitional and savings provisions\n\n234. Interpretation\n\nIn this Division —\n\n  WATA means the Western Australian Trotting Association constituted under the WATA Act;\n\n  WATA Act means the *Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946*.\n\n235. Country Clubs’ Benefit Fund\n\n(1) Any funds which immediately before commencement day are held in the Country Clubs’ Benefit Fund under section 15 of the WATA Act are on commencement day to be transferred to an account maintained under section 88 of the RWWA Act and nominated by RWWA.\n\n(2) Funds transferred under subsection (1) may be expended by RWWA for any purpose the board of RWWA thinks fit.\n\n236. By‑laws — continuation and expiry\n\n(1) Despite section 232, and subject to subsections (2) and (3), any rules of racing and rules of wagering made by RWWA under the RWWA Act, by‑laws made under the WATA Act that were in force immediately before commencement day continue in force with such changes as are necessary on and after commencement day as if they were made under section 7 of that Act as amended by this Act.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not continue the operation of any by‑law that could not be made under section 7 of the WATA Act as amended by this Act.\n\n(3) The by‑laws continued in force under subsection (1), expire 12 months after the coming into operation of this section, or on a day fixed by order of the Minister published in the *Gazette*, whichever is the earlier day.\n\n(4) Nothing in this section affects the operation of section 37 of the RWWA Act.\n\n”.\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nAssociation 2\n\nby‑laws 2\n\nCommittee 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has narrowed significantly from its original scope. The 2003 amendments (Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003) stripped out substantial content including: the entire First and Second Schedules, sections dealing with the Country Clubs' Benefit Fund, and detailed procedural rules. These were transferred to the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003, which now provides the overarching regulatory framework for all racing codes. The WATA Act is now essentially a 'shell' statute that establishes the corporate entity and basic governance, while the substantive racing regulation happens elsewhere. The Act has shifted from being a comprehensive racing code to a simple incorporation statute."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 defined terms in the interpretation section (Association, by-laws, Committee)","Straightforward structure with clear sequential numbering (despite some deleted sections)","Minimal cross-referencing — primarily references to the Interpretation Act 1984 and Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003","Simple conditional logic — mostly 'if/then' provisions without nested exceptions","Short length — approximately 14 operative sections, many of which are deleted or deal with single topics","Historical baggage — contains obsolete penalty amounts ($20 fines, 10 cent inspection fees) and references to repealed legislation (Companies Act 1943, Associations Incorporation Act 1895)","Section 7 contains a specific technical provision about by-laws not being 'subsidiary legislation' but still having certain Interpretation Act provisions apply to them — a minor complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This law creates and governs the **Western Australian Trotting Association** — the official body that manages harness racing (also called trotting) in Western Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Establishes the Association as a legal entity** (a \"body corporate\") with its own legal identity, allowing it to own property, enter contracts, and sue or be sued in its own name.\n- **Transfers all assets and debts** from the previous unincorporated association to this new legal entity when the Act took effect in 1947.\n- **Sets up the rules for membership** — people who were members of the old association automatically become members of the new one (except bookmakers).\n- **Allows the Association to make by-laws** (internal rules) covering things like membership fees, committee elections, racing meetings, and property management. These by-laws must comply with the broader racing rules set by Racing and Wagering Western Australia.\n- **Creates offences** for interfering with Association officers or damaging Association property (with fines up to $20 — though these penalties are now largely obsolete).\n- **Requires financial transparency** — the Association must keep proper accounts, have them audited annually, and submit a copy to the Minister by 30 September each year.\n- **Gives power to exclude people** from racecourses if they are disqualified by the Association or if their presence would be undesirable for public safety or racing integrity.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Members of the Western Australian Trotting Association\n- People involved in harness racing in WA (trainers, drivers, owners)\n- People attending race meetings at Association venues\n- The WA Government (through ministerial oversight)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis Act provides the legal foundation for organised harness racing in Western Australia. Without it, the Association couldn't legally own racecourses, enforce rules, or manage the sport. It ensures the sport operates with proper governance, financial accountability, and the ability to maintain order at racing venues."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not retrievable. The page returned a 'no longer available' error, meaning no content was provided for analysis."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was available for analysis — the source page returned a broken link error","Cannot assess actual provisions, definitions, obligations, or penalties","Historical legislation from 1946 may have been repealed or substantially amended, adding uncertainty","Any complexity assessment would be speculative without access to the Act's content"],"plain_english_summary":"The Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946 historically established and regulated the body overseeing harness (trotting) racing in WA. It likely no longer reflects current law—having been repealed, replaced, or consolidated into later racing statutes—and therefore may not govern present-day racing operations.\n\nIf you need the operative rules or legal status, search the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office site or contact their helpdesk, and consult Racing and Wagering Western Australia for the current regulatory framework."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act’s practical scope has been narrowed and re‑aligned by later amendments, notably the Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 and associated transitional provisions. Those changes transfer certain funds and regulatory primacy to the RWWA framework, make existing by‑laws subject to rules of racing (s.7(6) and Division 2, s.236 of compilation notes), and delete several original sections and schedules, altering governance and administrative arrangements from the 1946 text."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to other statutes: Companies (Co‑operative) Act 1943 (formerly Companies Act 1943) and the Interpretation Act 1984 (see s.3(3) and s.7(4)–(5)) increase interpretive dependence on external law.","Interaction with Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003: by‑laws are subordinated to rules of racing (s.7(6)) and transitional provisions in the compilation notes (Division 2, s.234–236) alter application.","Vesting clause transferring assets and liabilities from predecessor incorporated body (s.4) creates continuity issues for contracts, property and litigation.","Delegation of rule‑making to the Committee with minimal parliamentary oversight but specific publication and majority requirements (s.7(1)–(3)) increases internal discretion.","Membership rule excluding bookmakers (s.5) is a categorical exclusion affecting who funds and governs the Association.","Enforcement and sanctioning: summary offences, seizure and delivery to police, and low monetary penalties for obstruction/trespass (s.9) create criminal‑procedure interactions.","Financial compliance obligations: mandatory accounts, annual balancing and audit, transmission to Minister and public inspection fee (s.11, s.13, s.14) impose recurring administrative costs.","Multiple historical amendments and deletions (see compilation notes) mean the Act’s current scope is shaped by later reforms and transitional provisions, requiring attention to amendment history."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act creates the Western Australian Trotting Association as a corporate body, transfers the assets and liabilities of the prior incorporated association to it, and gives its Committee power to make by‑laws and manage racing property. It requires annual accounts and an audit, allows the Committee to admit or exclude members (bookmakers are excluded), and authorises small summary penalties for obstruction or trespass. It affects members, officers, land users and creditors by shifting control and operational responsibility to the Association and imposing modest reporting and compliance duties."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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