Part 15Gambling and Racing Legislation Amendment (Sports Betting) Act 2007

Part 15—Gambling and Racing Legislation Amendment (Sports Betting) Act 2007 Sch. 7 cl. 15.1 inserted by No. 18/2007 s. 5. 15.1 Approved betting competitions (1) The approval of a betting competition in respect of a racing event or contingency that was in force under Part 5 of Chapter 4 immediately before the commencement day remains in force on and after that day subject to any conditions to which the approval was subject immediately before that day as if it were an approval by the Minister under Division 2 of Part 5 of Chapter 4. (2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the approval of Trackside as an approved betting competition remains in force on and after the commencement day subject to the conditions to which the approval was subject immediately before that day as if it were an approval by the Minister under Division 2 of Part 5 of Chapter 4. Sch. 7 cl. 15.1(2A) inserted by No. 29/2009 s. 74. (2A) Subclause (2) expires on the day the wagering licence expires. (3) The approval of a betting competition in respect of an event or class of event (other than a racing event or contingency or Trackside) that was in force under Part 5 of Chapter 4 immediately before the commencement day remains in force on and after that day subject to any conditions to which the approval was subject immediately before that day as if it were an approval of a betting competition by the Commission under Division 3 of Part 5 of Chapter 4. (4) An event or class of event that is the subject of an approval referred to in subclause (3) is taken, on and after the commencement day, to be an event or class of event approved for betting purposes by the Commission under Division 3 of Part 5 of Chapter 4, subject to any conditions to which the approval was subject immediately before the commencement day. (5) An event or class of event that— (a) is the subject of an approval referred to in subclause (3); and (b) is an event or class of event, or is related to a sport, referred to in Table 1— is taken, on and after the commencement day, to be a sports betting event for the purposes of Part 5 of Chapter 4. **TABLE 1** | American Football | | --- | | Athletics | | Australian Rules Football | | Baseball | | Basketball | | Boxing | | Commonwealth Games | | Cricket | | Cycling | | Golf | | Ironman | | Motor Sport | | Netball | | Olympic Games | | Rugby | | Soccer Football | | Surfing | | Tennis | | Triathlon | | Yachting | (6) In this clause— ***commencement day*** means the day on which section 5 of the **Gambling and Racing Legislation Amendment (Sports Betting) Act 2007** comes into operation; ***racing event or contingency*** means an event or contingency, or a class of event or contingency, of or relating to a horse race, harness race or greyhound race; ***Trackside*** means the simulated racing event known as Trackside, formerly known as TABRACE, the conditions of which were approved by the Minister on 23 March 2006 and published in the Government Gazette on 27 March 2006. Sch. 7 Pt 16 (Heading and cl. 16.1) inserted by No. 22/2007 s. 13.