Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Sports Bookmaking Venues) Determination 2012 (No 1) 
Disallowable Instrument DI2012—62

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 (the Act) regulates the activities of sports bookmakers in the Australian Capital Territory.

Part 3 of the Act provides for the conduct and control of sports bookmaking.   Section 21(1) of the Act provides that the Commission may determine a place to be a sports bookmaking venue for the purpose of the Act.

This determination provides for the approval of two specific areas within Manuka Oval to be determined as sports bookmaking venues.

Manuka Oval has previously been determined as a sports bookmaking venue for the purposes of the Act.  The Commission however revoked the determination in 2006 as it was no longer required. 

The Greater Western Sydney Giants (GWS) AFL team is now scheduled to play a number of matches at Manuka Oval.  ACTTAB is now a sponsor of GWS and has sole sports betting provider status at Manuka Oval.  

This determination approves the areas within one metre of any selling terminal, owned and operated by ACTTAB Limited and located within the places identified in the Schedule to the instrument. 

The Manuka Oval venues are additional to the determined venues already approved for use by ACTTAB as part of its retail network of agencies and sub-agencies.

A selling terminal is defined as a SELPOS selling terminal.