Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

GAMING AND BETTING ACT 1906 - NOTES

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
def = definition	pres = present
dict = dictionary	prev = previous
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	(prev...) = previously
Assembly	pt = part
div = division	r = rule/subrule
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

This Act was originally a NSW Act—the Gaming and Betting Act 1906 No 13 (NSW).

The Act was in force in NSW immediately before 1 January 1911 (the date of establishment of the ACT) and was continued in force by the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909 (Cwlth), s 6.

Under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 4 the Act had effect in the ACT as if it were an ACT law (subject to ordinances made under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910).

The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former NSW laws in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).

Under the Interpretation Act 1967 (repealed), s 65 all former NSW Acts in force in the ACT immediately before 10 November 1999 (including this Act) became, for all purposes, laws made by the ACT Legislative Assembly. This completed the process of making former NSW Acts fully into ACT laws.

Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).

After 11 May 1989 and before 10 November 1999, Acts commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 25).

    NSW legislation

Gaming and Betting Act 1906 No 13

assented to 8 October 1906

commenced 8 October 1906

as amended by

Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Act 1906 No 55

assented to 28 December 1906

commenced 28 December 1906

Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Act 1907 No 2

assented to 12 July 1907

commenced 12 July 1907

    Commonwealth legislation

Racecourses Ordinance 1935 No 19

notified 5 December 1935 (Cwlth Gaz No 68)

commenced 5 December 1935

Gaming and Betting Ordinance 1945 No 10

notified 13 September 1945

commenced 13 September 1945

Racecourses Ordinance 1946 No 3

notified 28 March 1946

commenced 28 March 1946

Gaming and Betting Ordinance 1964 No 16

notified 28 August 1964

commenced 1 September 1964 (s 2)

Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966 No 19

notified 23 December 1966

commenced 23 December 1966

Gaming and Betting Ordinance 1967 No 42

notified 7 December 1967

commenced 7 December 1967

Gaming and Betting Ordinance 1968 No 14

notified 25 July 1968

commenced 25 July 1968

Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 No 99

notified 31 December 1982

commenced 31 December 1982

New South Wales Acts Application Ordinance 1984 No 41

notified 10 August 1984

commenced 10 August 1984

Magistrates Court Ordinance 1985 No 67 sch pt 1

notified 19 December 1985

commenced 1 February 1986 (s 2 and Cwlth Gaz 1986 No G3)

Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Ordinance 1986 No 36

notified 7 August 1986

commenced 7 August 1986

Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Ordinance 1987 No 60

notified 30 October 1987

commenced 30 October 1987

Gaming and Betting Laws Amendment Ordinance 1987 No 61

notified 30 October 1987

commenced 30 October 1987

Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989 No 38 sch 2 pt 1

notified 10 May 1989 (Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S160)

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))

sch 2 pt 1 commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and see Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S164)

    Legislation after becoming Territory enactment

Acts Revision (Arrest Without Warrant) Act 1989 No 23 s 7

notified 1 December 1989 (Gaz 1989 No S38)

commenced 1 December 1989

Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 No 23 sch 1

notified 4 June 1992 (Gaz 1992 No S71)

commenced 4 June 1992

Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Act 1994 No 30

notified 28 June 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S114)

commenced 1 July 1994 (s 2)

Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1994 No 54

notified 5 October 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S196)

s 1, s 2 commenced 5 October 1994 (s 2 (1))

remainder commenced 14 October 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S226)

Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 No 54 sch

notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)

s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))

sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)

Racing Act 1999 No 1 sch 3

notified 26 February 1999 (Gaz 1999 No S7)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 February 1999 (s 2)

remainder commenced 1 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S42)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 163

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 163 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)

Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 No 49 sch 2 pt 2

notified 12 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 28)

s 1, s 2 commenced 12 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

sch 2 pt 2 commenced 7 September 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S68)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2001 (No 2) 2001 No 56 pt 3.25

notified 5 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S65)

s 1, s 2 commenced 5 September 2001 (IA s 10B)

amdts 3.363, 3.373, 3.374, 3.386, 3.387 commenced 12 September 2001  (s 2 (2))

pt 3.25 remainder commenced 5 September 2001 (s 2 (1))

Planning and Development (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 A2007-25 sch 1 pt 1.14

notified LR 13 September 2007

s 1, s 2 commenced 13 September 2007 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.14 commenced 31 March 2008 (s 2 and see Planning and Development Act 2007 A2007-24, s 2 and CN2008-1)

as repealed by

Unlawful Gambling Act 2009 A2009-39 s 51

notified LR 17 November 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

s 51 commenced 22 March 2010 (s 2 and CN2010-2)

4     Amendment history

The New South Wales Acts Application Act 1984, sch 2, pt 18 sets out the text of this Act in an amended form and provided for the amended form to apply as the text of the Act in force in the ACT. This endnote, therefore, only details amendments made after the enactment of the 1984 Act.

Long title
long title     sub 2001 No 56 3.360

Name of Act
s 1     sub 2001 No 56 3.361

Dictionary
s 2     def principal Act om 2001 No 56 amdt 3.368
    defs reloc to dict 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.374

Application
s 2A     ins 1987 No 61 s 19
    am 2001 No 56 amdt 3.375

Use of house etc in contravention of this Act
s 3     am 1987 No 61 s 20; 2001 No 56 amdt 3.376

s 3A     om 1987 No 60 s 3

Use of house as common gaming house etc
s 4     am 1987 No 60 s 4; 1998 No 54 sch
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.377

Use of land for access to common gaming house etc
s 5     am 1987 No 60 s 5; 1998 No 54 sch
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.377

Eviction of occupier of house
s 6     am 2001 No 56 amdts 3.378-3.382

Cancellation of notice to quit
s 7     sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.383

Declaration of common gaming house
s 8     am 2001 No 44 amdts 1.1882-1.1885; 2001 No 56 amdt 3.384, amdt 3.385

Rescission of declaration
s 9     am 2001 No 44 amdts 1.1886-1.1888; 2001 No 56 amdt 3.386, amdt 3.387

Publication of notice of declaration or rescission
s 10     am 1989 No 38 sch 2 pt 1
    om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1889

Service of notice of declaration
s 11     sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.388

Being in etc a common gaming house
s 12     am 1985 No 67; 1987 No 60 s 6; 1989 No 23 s 7; 1998 No 54 sch; 2001 No 44 amdt1.1890
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.389

Declared premises used in contravention of Act after notice served on owner
s 13     am 1987 No 60 s 7; 1998 No 54 sch
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.390

Declared premises used in contravention of Act after notice served on occupier
s 14     am 1987 No 60 s 8; 1998 No 54 sch
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.390

Police power to enter declared premises
s 15     am 1986 No 36; 1987 No 61 s 21; 2001 No 56 amdts 3.391-3.398

s 16     om 1987 No 60 s 9

Evidence of use of premises as common gaming house
s 17     am 2001 No 56 amdts 3.399-3.404

Prohibited bookmaking
s 17A     ins 1987 No 61 s 22
    am 1994 No 54 s 5; 1998 No 54 sch; 2001 No 49 amdt 2.18; 2001 No 56 amdt 3.405

Prohibited betting
s 17B     ins 1987 No 61 s 22
    am 1994 No 30 s 4; 1994 No 54 s 6; 1998 No 54 sch; 2001 No 49 amdt 2.18; 2001 No 56 amdt 3.406

Possession of instruments of betting
s 17C     ins 1987 No 61 s 22
    am 1998 No 54 sch; 2001 No 56 amdt 3.407

Possession of instruments of gaming
s 17D     ins 1987 No 61 s 22
    am 1998 No 54 sch; 2001 No 56 amdt 3.407

Emergency search of vehicles etc
s 17E     ins 1987 No 61 s 22

Requirement to give name and address
s 17F hdg     sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.408
s 17F     ins 1987 No 61 s 22
    am 1998 No 54 sch; 2001 No 56 amdt 3.409

Street betting
s 18     am 1987 No 60 s 10; 1987 No 61 s 23;1992 No 23 sch 1; 1998 No 54 sch; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1891
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.410

Recovery of money received illegally
s 19     sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.411

s 19A     om 1987 No 60 s 11

Betting information
s 19B     am 1987 No 60 s 12; 1994 No 30 s 5; 1994 No 54 s 7; 1998 No 54 sch; 2001 No 49 amdt 2.18; 2001 No 56 amdts 3.412-3.416

Averment about races etc
19C     am 2001 No 56 amdt 3.417, amdt 3.418

s 20     om 1987 No 60 s 13

s 21     om 1987 No 60 s 13

s 22     am 1985 No 67
    om 1987 No 60 s 13

Prohibition on betting with children
s 23     am 1987 No 60 s 14; 1992 No 23 sch 1; 1998 No 54 sch
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.419

Presumption about sender of document
s 24     sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.419

Presumption of knowledge that person a child etc when document sent
s 25     sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.419

Presumption of knowledge that person a child if bet with child
s 26     sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.419

Recovery of stolen etc money used for betting by child
s 27     sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.419

Certain offences may be dealt with summarily
s 28     ins 1987 No 60 s 15
    am 1998 No 54 sch

Forms
sch     om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1992

Dictionary
dict     ins 2001 No 56 amdt 3.420
    am A2007-25 amdt 1.64
    def betting ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    def betting offence ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def bookmaker sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.363
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def common gaming house ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    def gaming offence ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.364
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def ground am 2001 No 56 amdt 3.365
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def instrument of betting ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    def instrument of gaming ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    def loiter reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    def occupier sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.366
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def owner sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.367
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    am A2007-25 amdt 1.65
    def place reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    def principal place reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def public place am 1994 No 54 s 4; 2001 No 49 amdt 2.15; 2001 No 56 amdts 3.369-3.371
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def racecourse ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    sub 1999 No 1 sch 3
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def race meeting ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    def race bookmaker ins 2001 No 56 amdt 3.420
    def sports reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.362
    def sports betting venue ins 1994 No 54 s 4
    sub 2001 No 49 amdt 2.16
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def sports bookmaker ins 2001 No 56 amdt 3.420
    def street am 1994 No 54 s 4; 2001 No 49 amdt 2.17
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373
    def unlawful game ins 1987 No 61 s 18
    sub 2001 No 56 amdt 3.372
    reloc from s 2 2001 No 56 amdt 3.373

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	Act 1992 No 23	31 August 1992
2	Act 1994 No 54	31 January 1996
3	A2001-56	31 July 2002
4	A2007-25	31 March 2008

© Australian Capital Territory 2010

Australian Capital Territory

A1906-13

Republication No 5

Effective: 22 March 2010

Republication date: 22 March 2010

As repealed by A2009-39 s 51





Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Gaming and Betting Act 1906 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 22 March 2010

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

Australian Capital Territory

Gaming and Betting Act 1906 (repealed)

Endnotes

Australian Capital Territory

Gaming and Betting Act 1906 (repealed)

An Act for the regulation and suppression of gaming, betting, and wagering, to restrict the holding of race meetings, and for related purposes