RACING AND WAGERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 2003

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RACING AND WAGERING WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

PART 1 -- Preliminary

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Terms used in this Act

PART 2 -- Racing and Wagering Western Australia

Division 1 -- Establishment

4. Racing and Wagering Western Australia established
5. RWWA not an agent of the Crown
6. RWWA and officers not part of public sector

Division 2 -- Board of directors

7. Board of directors
8. How the board of directors is constituted
9. Nomination and selection procedure
10. Certain persons not eligible to be a director or a member of a selection panel
11. Selection panel
12. Eligible bodies
13. Failure to nominate, appoint or resign office
14. Licensing of directors
15. Certain provisions about the board of directors
16. Committees
17. Remuneration and allowances
18. Conflict of duties
19. Disclosure of material personal interests

Division 3 -- Staff

20. Chief executive officer
21A. Remuneration of CEO while RWWA is not a Government entity
21B. Remuneration of CEO while RWWA is a Government entity
21. Role of CEO
22. Staff
23. Superannuation

Division 4 -- Conduct and integrity of staff

24. Licensing of key employees
25. Duties of CEO and staff

PART 3 -- Functions of RWWA

Division 1 -- General provisions

26. General functions
27. RWWA can act at its discretion
28. Duty to observe policy instruments
29. Duty to act on commercial principles

Division 2 -- General powers and related provisions

30. Powers generally
31. Use of names for RWWA and its operations
32. Subsidiaries
33. Delegation

PART 4 -- Specialised functions in relation to racing

Division 1 -- General

34. Terms used in this PART
35. Functions in relation to racing in general
36. Thoroughbred racing
37. Harness racing
38. Greyhound racing
39. Licensing of racecourses, race meetings, races and tracks
40. Registration of racing clubs
41. Registration of horses and greyhounds
42. Licensing of owners, trainers, jockeys, drivers and associated persons
43. Directions by RWWA
44. Other disciplinary action that may be taken by RWWA
45. Rules of racing
46. Production of racing club records to RWWA

Division 2 -- Integrity Assurance Committee

47. Integrity Assurance Committee
48. Constitution of IAC
49. Functions of IAC

PART 5 -- Specialised functions in relation to gambling

Division 1 -- General

50. Functions of RWWA in relation to gambling
51. Establishment of offices and agencies
52. Commission may direct RWWA not to establish agency
53. Payments to Commission

Division 2 -- Conduct of wagering

54. RWWA may conduct wagering
55. Totalisator and fixed odds wagers authorised
56. Wagering on RWWA totalisator or with RWWA is not an offence
57. RWWA not precluded from not accepting, or from refunding, wagers

Division 3 -- Totalisator wagering

58. Wagers transmitted from racing club to RWWA
59. Combined totalisator pool schemes
60. Payment of refunds and dividends by RWWA

Division 4 -- Fixed odds wagering

61. Fixed odds wagering arrangements with other persons
62. Payment of fixed odds winning by RWWA

Division 5 -- Miscellaneous

63. Provisions relating to wagers through RWWA
64. Wagering accounts
65. Minimum amount of a wager

PART 6 -- Accountability

Division 1 -- Strategic development plans

66. Draft strategic development plan to be submitted to Minister
67. Period to which strategic development plan relates
68. Matters to be included in strategic development plan
69. Strategic development plan to be agreed if possible
70. Minister’s powers in relation to draft strategic development plan
71. Strategic development plan pending agreement
72. Minister’s agreement to draft strategic development plan
73. Modifications of strategic development plan
74. Concurrence of Treasurer

Division 2 -- Statement of corporate intent

75. Statement of corporate intent to be submitted to Minister
76. Period to which statement of corporate intent relates
77. Matters to be included in statement of corporate intent
78. Minister may request revision of statement of corporate intent
79. Statement of corporate intent laid before Parliament
80. Modifications of statement of corporate intent

Division 3 -- Directions, consultation and provision of information

81. Directions to RWWA
82. Consultation
83. Minister to have access to information
84. Minister to be kept informed
85. Notice of financial difficulty
86. RWWA records

Division 4 -- Protection from liability

87. Protection for disclosure

PART 7 -- Financial provisions

Division 1 -- General

88. Bank account
89. Investment
90. Reserve accounts
91. Payment of outgoings and expenses

Division 2 -- Loans and grants

92. RWWA may lend or grant money to racing clubs and allied bodies
93. Terms and conditions of loan
94. Failure to comply with terms and conditions
95. Application and security for loan or grant
96. Club or allied body may make representations to board

Division 3 -- Borrowing

97. Borrowing
98. Borrowing restrictions
99. Hedging transactions

Division 4 -- Guarantees

100. Guarantees
101. Charges for guarantee

Division 5 -- Financial provisions in relation to wagering

103. Supplementary pool schemes
104. Unclaimed dividends, fixed odds winnings and refunds
106. Allocation of RWWA’s funds after 31 July 2006
107A. Distribution of funds from the racing bets levy
107B. Allocation and distribution of proportion of funds from betting tax

Division 6 -- General

108. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006

PART 8 -- Miscellaneous

Division 1 -- Protection of people dealing with RWWA

109. People dealing with RWWA may make assumptions
110. Third parties may make assumptions
111. Things that can be assumed
112. When those things cannot be assumed

Division 2 -- Other provisions

113. Entry and inspection of premises
115. Miscellaneous offences
116. Immunity from certain claims
117. Laying documents before House of Parliament that is not sitting
118. Execution of documents by RWWA
119. Contract formalities
120. Rules of wagering
121. Regulations
122. Review of Act
SCHEDULE 1 -- Provisions about the constitution and proceedings of RWWA’s board of directors
SCHEDULE 2 -- Provisions about CEO and staff
SCHEDULE 3 -- Provisions to be included in constitution of subsidiaries

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