15TAB and racing clubs entitled to exclusive on-course totalizator licences

#### 15 TAB and racing clubs entitled to exclusive on-course totalizator licences 15 TAB and racing clubs entitled to exclusive on-course totalizator licences > > (1) TAB or a wholly owned subsidiary of TAB is entitled to be granted a licence (the TAB on-course licence) to conduct an on-course totalizator during the exclusivity period in respect of betting on the following events and contingencies— > > > > > (a) events and contingencies scheduled to be held at a race meeting on any racecourse within or outside Australia (being horse racing, harness racing or greyhound racing events or contingencies), > > > > > (b) any declared betting event (within the meaning of the [Betting and Racing Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-114)). > > > (2) Each racing club (whether or not in existence on the commencement of this section) is also entitled to a licence (a club on-course licence) to conduct an on-course totalizator during the exclusivity period in respect of betting on any event or contingency scheduled to be held at a race meeting on any racecourse within or outside Australia. > > > (3) No other person or body may be granted a licence for the conduct, during the exclusivity period, of an on-course totalizator in respect of an event or contingency to which an entitlement under subsection (1) or (2) applies. > > > (4) The Minister may, in the Minister’s absolute discretion, grant any of the licences to which this section applies for a term that is longer than the exclusivity period. > > > > Note— > > > > A licence is only “exclusive” for the exclusivity period, even if it is granted for a longer period. > > > (5) Subsection (1) ceases to apply if the TAB on-course licence is cancelled or otherwise ceases to have effect under this Act. Subsection (2) ceases to apply to a racing club if its club on-course licence is cancelled or otherwise ceases to have effect under this Act. > > > (6) The Minister can cancel the TAB on-course licence if the TAB off-course licence under section 14 is cancelled or otherwise ceases to have effect. Such a cancellation can be effected by notice in writing to the licensee under the TAB on-course licence and is not subject to the other requirements of this Act regarding cancellation of a licence. > > > (7) No application under this Act is required for the purposes of the grant pursuant to this section of the TAB on-course licence or a club on-course licence, whether it is granted for the exclusivity period or for a longer period. > > **s 15:** Subst 1997 No 151, Sch 2 \[8\]. Am 1998 No 113, Sch 2.17 \[7\]; 2010 No 132, Sch 4.4 \[5\]; 2017 No 22, Sch 2.43.