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95U Minister to table Integrity Board's annual report before Parliament
The Minister must cause a copy of the Integrity Board's annual report on its operations to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 7 sitting days after the Minister receives the report.
Pt 5
(Heading and ss 96–116) repealed.[[17]](#endnote-18)
S. 116G inserted by No. 6619 s. 4(2), amended by No. 8776 s. 3(2)(a), substituted by No. 10014 s. 6(1), repealed by No. 17/1996
s. 40.
S. 116Y repealed.[[18]](#endnote-19)
Pt 5 Divs 3–5 repealed.[[19]](#endnote-20)
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New Pt 5 (Heading and s. 96) inserted by No. 24/2000 s. 15.
Part V—General
S. 95V inserted by No. 37/2018 s. 24.
95V Department may recover costs from Greyhound Racing Victoria, Harness Racing Victoria and Racing Victoria
(1) The Department may recover any costs in relation to the administration and operation of the Integrity Board and the Victorian Racing Tribunal from Greyhound Racing Victoria, Harness Racing Victoria and Racing Victoria.
(2) If the Department proposes to recover costs from Greyhound Racing Victoria, Harness Racing Victoria and Racing Victoria under subsection (1), the Department must notify, in writing, Greyhound Racing Victoria, Harness Racing Victoria and Racing Victoria.
(3) The allocation of costs to be recovered by the Department under subsection (1) between Greyhound Racing Victoria, Harness Racing Victoria and Racing Victoria may be determined by the Minister from time to time.
(4) The Minister must advise Greyhound Racing Victoria, Harness Racing Victoria and Racing Victoria, in writing, of any determination made under subsection (3).
(5) Details of any costs recovered by the Department under subsection (1) must be published in the Department's annual report.
S. 95VA inserted by No. 2/2022 s. 27.
95VA Regulations
(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the following—
(a) licences and permits under Part I, including applications for such licences and permits;
(b) prescribing fees for permits under Part I;
(c) prescribing the returns to be lodged and the periods within which such returns are to be lodged by promoters of greyhound races with the Minister;
(d) prescribing the form of notice that may be issued under section 50S;
(e) prescribing the form and content of the register kept under Part IIIB;
(f) prescribing forms;
(g) prescribing penalties not exceeding 5 penalty units for any contravention of the regulations;
(h) any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.
(2) The regulations may—
(a) be of general or limited application; and
(b) differ according to time, place or circumstance; and
(c) confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or body or a specified class of person or body; and
(d) apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document, whether—
(i) wholly or partially; or
(ii) amended by the regulations; or
(iii) in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time.
(3) The regulations may confer or impose on Harness Racing Victoria such powers and duties as are required or necessary to give effect to Part II, including the power to make rules for or with respect to the matters set out in section 49.
(4) The regulations may confer or impose on Greyhound Racing Victoria such powers and duties as are required or necessary to give effect to Division 3 of Part III, including the power to make rules for or with respect to the matters set out in section 82.
New s. 96 inserted by No. 24/2000 s. 15.
96 Transitional provision on repeal of Part VI
Despite its repeal, Part VI, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 16 of the **National Taxation Reform (Further Consequential Provisions) Act 2000**, continues to apply with respect to amounts paid to the Commissioner of State Revenue by way of stamp duty on bookmakers' statements in respect of bets made at race-meetings held before that commencement.
S. 96AA inserted by No. 19/2002 s. 18.
96AA Transitional provision for change in membership of Committee—Racing Acts (Amendment) Act 2002
The Bookmakers and Bookmakers' Clerks Registration Committee is deemed to be the same body despite the change to its membership made by section 8 of the **Racing Acts (Amendment) Act 2002**.
S. 96A inserted by No. 35/2001 s. 5.