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RACING ACT 1999 (NO. 1 OF 1999) - SECT 4

Restriction on races for the purpose of betting

(1)     A person shall not conduct a race for the purpose of betting, except at an authorised race meeting.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

(2)     A person shall not participate in a race conducted for the purpose of betting, except at an authorised race meeting, as—

        (a)     rider or driver of an animal;

        (b)     trainer;

        (c)     owner; or

        (d)     in a capacity prescribed in the regulations.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

(3)     It is a defence to a charge for an offence against subsection (2) that the person did not know, and had no reason to suppose, that the race was being conducted for the purpose of betting.



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