4Definitions

4 Definitions

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

advertisement includes any information or material in the nature of an advertisement.

approved body means—

(a) a non-proprietary association, or

(b) a local council, or

(c) a statutory land manager within the meaning of the Crown Land Management Act 2016.

authorised betting auditorium means a betting auditorium authorised by the Minister under section 24.

betting auditorium means premises that are used for betting or wagering on races or declared betting events.

betting exchange means a facility, electronic or otherwise, that enables persons—

(a) to place or accept, through the operator of the facility, bets with other persons, or

(b) to place with the operator of the facility bets that, on acceptance, are matched with opposing bets placed with and accepted by the operator,

but does not include a facility, electronic or otherwise, that enables persons to place bets only with a bookmaker or a totalizator.

betting service means—

(a) accepting or offering to accept a bet, or

(b) inviting a person to place a bet, or

(c) facilitating the placing of a bet.

betting service provider means a bookmaker, a person who operates a totalizator or a person who operates a betting exchange.

bookmaker includes any person who—

(a) carries on the business of, or who acts as, a bookmaker, bookmaker’s clerk or turf commission agent, or

(b) gains, or endeavours to gain, a livelihood wholly or partly by betting or making wagers.

declared betting event means an event or class of event prescribed under section 18 as a declared betting event.

declared betting event authority means an authority granted under section 19.

event includes contingency.

exercise a function includes perform a duty.

function includes a duty.

inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under section 33M and includes, in relation to section 26I, a person authorised by a racing controlling body to exercise the functions of an inspector under that section.