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Betting and Racing Act 1998
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#### 17B Sports controlling body
17B Sports controlling body
> > (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe a person or body as the sports controlling body for a sporting event.
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> > Note—
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> > Section 43(2) of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) provides that if an Act confers a power to make an order, that power includes a power to amend or repeal the order.
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> > (2) There is to be no more than one sports controlling body for each sporting event.
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> > (3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the prescription of a person or body as a sports controlling body including, but not limited to, the making of applications, the provision of information and the prescription of fees.
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> > (4) The regulations may require a sports controlling body to notify the Minister of a change in the sports controlling body’s circumstances.
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> **s 17B:** Ins 2014 No 25, Sch 1 \[7\]. Am 2022 No 22, Sch 1\[1\].