1Short title and commencement 1

1 Short title and commencement 1

Part I—Race-courses and race-meetings 2

Division 1—Preliminary 2

3 Definitions 2

3A Certification of company to be Racing Victoria 18

3B Repeal or modification of constitution of Racing Victoria 18

3C Functions powers and duties of Minister under the constitution of Racing Victoria 20

3D Racing Victoria not to represent the Crown 20

3E Racing Victoria not a public entity or public body 20

Division 2—Legality of betting 21

4 Betting with registered bookmaker 21

4A Methods of remote betting 23

4B Application for approval to use methods of approved remote betting on off-course premises 23

4C Approval of off-course premises for remote betting usage 23

4D Cancellation or suspension of approval for approved off‑course premises or variation of conditions 25

4E Minister may prescribe requirements to be complied with by bookmakers for approval to accept bets off‑course 26

4F Commission to notify controlling body of certain matters 26

4G Offence to breach conditions of approval to operate off‑course premises 27

4H Offence to open approved off-course premises to public 27

4I Prohibition on publishing prohibited advertising in relation to the approved off‑course premises 30

5 Rules and regulations about business at race‑courses, bookmakers etc. 31

Division 2A—Club betting permits 33

5A Betting in accordance with club betting permits 33

5B Grant of club betting permits 34

5C Conditions of the permits 34

5D Revocation of permits 35

Division 2B—Rules of Racing Victoria 35

5E Definition 35

5F Rules of Racing Victoria binding on certain persons 36

Division 3—Regulation of race-meetings 37

6 Holding of race-meetings 37

7 Transfer of race-meeting to another race-course 38

14A Duration of race-meetings 38

14AB Duration of official trial meetings 39

14B Dates and times for horse racing 39

18 Picnic race-meetings 39

19 Picnic race-meetings and mixed sports gatherings in country 41

19A Restricted harness racing meetings 42

20 Point-to-point steeplechases held by hunt clubs 43

21 Charitable race-meetings on metropolitan race‑courses in excess of statutory number 44

22 Harness races at agricultural shows 45