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Racing Bets Levy Act 2009

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Plain English Summary

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This Act gives the Governor power to make regulations prescribing a levy payable under the Betting Control Act 1954 s.14A(2) for racing bets placed on or after 1 September 2008, and allows the levy to be calculated by reference to gross revenue or turnover (or differentially by race, class or date) (ss.4–5). Betting operators are the parties required to pay; the statute delegates rate-setting and technical rules to regulations, creating executive discretion and compliance costs for operators (s.4).

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Contents

Short title 2
Commencement 2
Terms used 2
Levy may be prescribed 2
Racing bets levy imposed 3

Notes

Compilation table 4

Uncommenced provisions table 4

Defined terms

Western Australia

Racing Bets Levy Act 2009

An Act to impose a levy on betting operators in respect of gross revenue or turnover.

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1. Short title

This is the Racing Bets Levy Act 2009.

2. Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

(b) the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

3. Terms used

In this Act —

betting operator, gross revenue, racing bet and turnover have the same respective meanings given to those terms in the Betting Control Act 1954 section 14A(1).

4. Levy may be prescribed

(1) The Governor may make regulations prescribing an amount by way of levy that is to be payable under the Betting Control Act 1954 section 14A(2) in respect of racing bets placed or accepted on or after 1 September 2008.

(2) The regulations may —

(a) provide that the levy is to be calculated by reference to gross revenue or turnover, or either gross revenue or turnover; and

(b) if the levy is to be calculated by reference to either gross revenue or turnover, prescribe the basis on which one of the 2 is to or may be selected; and

(c) prescribe different amounts by way of levy that are payable in respect of different races, classes of race or dates on which races are held.

(3) Nothing in this section is to be taken as limiting the operation of the Interpretation Act 1984 section 43.

5. Racing bets levy imposed

If an amount by way of levy is prescribed under section 4, that levy is imposed on betting operators.

Notes

This is a compilation of the Racing Bets Levy Act 2009 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Racing Bets Levy Act 2009	30 of 2009	23 Nov 2009	s. 1 and 2: 23 Nov 2009 (see s. 2(a)); Act other than s. 1 and 2: 24 Nov 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
TAB (Disposal) Act 2019 s. 153	21 of 2019	18 Sep 2019	To be proclaimed (see s. 2(1)(b)(xiii))

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

betting operator 3

gross revenue 3

racing bet 3

turnover 3

Source text

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Western Australia

Racing Bets Levy Act 2009

Western Australia

Racing Bets Levy Act 2009

Contents

Short title 2
Commencement 2
Terms used 2
Levy may be prescribed 2
Racing bets levy imposed 3

Notes

Compilation table 4

Uncommenced provisions table 4

Defined terms

Western Australia

Racing Bets Levy Act 2009

An Act to impose a levy on betting operators in respect of gross revenue or turnover.

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1. Short title

This is the Racing Bets Levy Act 2009.

2. Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

(b) the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

3. Terms used

In this Act —

betting operator, gross revenue, racing bet and turnover have the same respective meanings given to those terms in the Betting Control Act 1954 section 14A(1).

4. Levy may be prescribed

(2) The regulations may —

(a) provide that the levy is to be calculated by reference to gross revenue or turnover, or either gross revenue or turnover; and

(b) if the levy is to be calculated by reference to either gross revenue or turnover, prescribe the basis on which one of the 2 is to or may be selected; and

(c) prescribe different amounts by way of levy that are payable in respect of different races, classes of race or dates on which races are held.

(3) Nothing in this section is to be taken as limiting the operation of the Interpretation Act 1984 section 43.

5. Racing bets levy imposed

If an amount by way of levy is prescribed under section 4, that levy is imposed on betting operators.