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TASMANIA
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RACING REGULATION AMENDMENT (RACE
FIELDS) BILL 2014
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
5. Sections 22DB and 22DC repealed
6. Section 34A repealed
7. Section 54AB inserted
54AB. Determination relating to publication of race field
information
8. Section 54B amended (Tasracing may grant race field
information publication approvals)
9. Section 54D repealed
10. Legislation repealed
11. Legislation rescinded
12. Legislation revoked
13. Repeal of Act
Schedule 1 - Legislation repealed
Schedule 2 - Legislation rescinded
Schedule 3 - Legislation revoked
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RACING REGULATION AMENDMENT (RACE
FIELDS) BILL 2014
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
P. R. ALCOCK, Clerk of the House
14 October 2014
(Brought in by the Minister for Racing, the Honourable
Jeremy Page Rockliff)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Racing Regulation Act 2004 and to
remove certain spent provisions and subordinate
legislation
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Racing Regulation
Amendment (Race Fields) Act 2014.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on 1 July 2015.
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3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Racing Regulation Act 2004* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting the definition of approval
application;
(b) by omitting the definition of approval
period and substituting the following
definition:
approval period means the period
determined from time to time by
Tasracing in accordance with
section 54AB;
5. Sections 22DB and 22DC repealed
Sections 22DB and 22DC of the Principal Act
are repealed.
6. Section 34A repealed
Section 34A of the Principal Act is repealed.
*No. 62 of 2004
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7. Section 54AB inserted
After section 54A of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Part 6A:
54AB. Determination relating to publication of race
field information
(1) Tasracing is to make a determination in
relation to the publication of race field
information.
(2) A determination under subsection (1) -
(a) must specify -
(i) the fee or series of fees
payable in respect of a
race field information
publication approval; and
(ii) the period for which those
fees or that series of fees
are payable in respect of a
race (or class of races)
covered by the race field
information publication
approval; and
(b) is of no effect unless the Minister
approves, before the
determination takes effect, the
fees or series of fees specified in
the determination.
(3) A fee or series of fees specified in a
determination under subsection (1) may
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be expressed by reference to a rate,
percentage, average or other calculation.
(4) Before making a determination under
subsection (1), Tasracing is to conduct a
review of the fee or series of fees payable
in respect of a race field information
publication approval, in consultation with
the relevant racing clubs for each code of
racing.
(5) After the Minister has approved the fees
or series of fees specified in a
determination under subsection (1),
Tasracing is to -
(a) publish the following information
on a website operated by, or on
behalf of, Tasracing:
(i) the fees or series of fees
so approved by the
Minister;
(ii) the period specified in the
determination as the
period for which those
fees or that series of fees
are payable; and
(b) ensure that the information
specified in paragraph (a) -
(i) is published in accordance
with that paragraph at
least 14 days before the
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determination is to take
effect; and
(ii) remains so published
while the determination
has effect.
8. Section 54B amended (Tasracing may grant race
field information publication approvals)
Section 54B of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting in subsection (2)(a) "from
time to time" after "determined";
(b) by omitting from subsection (2)(b)(i) "a
fee or series of fees as determined or
varied by Tasracing by notice under this
section; and" and substituting "the fee or
series of fees determined by Tasracing
under section 54AB for the approval
period; and";
(c) by omitting from subsection (2)(b)(ii)
"determine." and substituting "determine;
and";
(d) by inserting the following paragraph after
paragraph (b) in subsection (2):
(c) is to provide the approval holder
with a written copy of -
(i) the integrity conditions
referred to in paragraph
(a); and
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(ii) the conditions imposed
under paragraph (b) in
respect of the approval;
and
(iii) if a requirement to pay a
fee or series of fees is
imposed under paragraph
(b)(i) -
(A) the fee or series of
fees so payable;
and
(B) the approval
period that relates
to the race (or
class of races)
covered by the
approval.
(e) by omitting subsections (2A), (2B), (2C),
(2D), (2E), (2EA), (2F), (3), (4), (5) and
(6) and substituting the following
subsection:
(3) In addition to the requirements of
subsection (2)(c), Tasracing is to
publish a copy of the integrity
conditions referred to in
subsection (2)(a) on the website
operated by, or on behalf of,
Tasracing.
(f) by omitting subparagraph (i) from
subsection (8)(b).
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9. Section 54D repealed
Section 54D of the Principal Act is repealed.
10. Legislation repealed
The legislation specified in Schedule 1 is
repealed.
11. Legislation rescinded
The legislation specified in Schedule 2 is
rescinded.
12. Legislation revoked
The legislation specified in Schedule 3 is
revoked.
13. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and
sixty fifth day from the day on which this Act
commences.
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SCHEDULE 1 - LEGISLATION REPEALED
Section 10
Racing Regulation Amendment (Race Fields) Act 2008 (No. 32
of 2008)
Racing Regulation Amendment (Race Fields) Amendment Act
2009 (No. 27 of 2009)
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SCHEDULE 2 - LEGISLATION RESCINDED
Section 11
Racing (Race Fields) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 139
of 2009)
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SCHEDULE 3 - LEGISLATION REVOKED
Section 12
Race Field Information Publication Fee Notice 2011 (No. 28
of 2011)
Race Field Information Publication Fee Variation Notice 2013
(No. 11 of 2013)
Race Field Information Publication Fee Variation Notice 2014
(No. 43 of 2014)
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