Racing Integrity Act 2016Racing Integrity Regulation 2016Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Racing Integrity Regulation 2016.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 July 2016.Part 2Prescribed matters for Act3Matters for operational plan—Act, s 53(1)For section 53(2) of the Act, an operational plan must include a program to audit the suitability of licensed animals and participants to continue to be licensed for the relevant financial year.Note—See also section 41(3) of the Act.(2)A program mentioned in subsection (1) must include the following—

(a)the categories of licensed animals and participants being audited by the program;

(b)the focus of the audits for each category of licensed animal or participant;

(c)the number of audits planned for each category of licensed animal or participant.

(3)Subsection (4) applies if, as a result of auditing licensed animals or participants, the commission identifies an issue about the suitability of licensed animals or participants to continue to be licensed that is not within the focus of the audits.(4)The program for the next financial year must include a summary of the issue and state whether the issue is addressed by the program.3ARelevant agencies for exchange of information—Act, s 53AFor section 53A(5) of the Act, definition relevant agency, paragraph (d), each person stated in schedule 1AA is a relevant agency.s 3A ins 2019 SL No. 84 s 3amd 2020 Act No. 23 s 69 sch 1 pt 14Prescribed laws about racing or betting—Act, s 101For section 101(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, each law of another State that is stated in schedule 1 is a law about racing or betting.5Approved place for paying and settling particular bets—Act, s 140For section 140(2) of the Act, the Tattersall’s Club Rooms at 215 Queen Street, Brisbane is an approved place.6Persons for appointment as authorised officers—Act, s 145For section 145(1)(b) of the Act, the commissioner may appoint a race day steward as an authorised officer.6ARecord to be kept by owner of livestock slaughter facility—Act, s 210BFor section 210B(1)(d) of the Act, the owner of the livestock slaughter facility must keep a record of the colour and sex of each horse that arrives at the facility.s 6A ins 2023 SL No. 150 s 36BMatters for report—Act, s 210CFor section 210C(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, the following information is prescribed for a report about a horse that arrives at a livestock slaughter facility—

(a)the information given to the owner about the supply of the horse under section 210A of the Act;

(b)the colour and sex of the horse;

(c)the day the horse arrived at the facility.

s 6B ins 2023 SL No. 150 s 3Part 3Fees7Application fee for racing bookmaker’s licence—Act, s 79For section 79(2)(a) of the Act, the application fee for a racing bookmaker’s licence is—

(a)if the applicant is an individual—2,609 fee units; or

(b)if the applicant is a corporation—7,505 fee units.

s 7 sub 2022 SL No. 65 s 38Rounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units(1)This section applies for working out the amount of a fee expressed in section 7 as a number of fee units.(2)For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 48C(3), the amount is to be rounded downwards to the nearest dollar.Example—If the number of dollars obtained by multiplying a number of fee units mentioned in section 7 by the value of a fee unit were $2,648.75, the amount of the application fee, after rounding, would be $2,648.s 8 ins 2022 SL No. 65 s 3Schedule 1AA Relevant agencies for exchange of informationsection 3APart 1Corporations

•APVMA under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 (Cwlth)

•Chemistry Centre under the Chemistry Centre (WA) Act 2007 (WA)

•Greyhound Racing SA Limited ACN 094 569 525

•Greyhound Racing Victoria, established under the Racing Act 1958 (Vic)

•Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission, established under the Greyhound Racing Act 2017 (NSW)

•Greyhounds Australasia Limited ACN 106 879 903

•GRNSW under the Greyhound Racing Act 2017 (NSW)

•Harness Racing SA Limited ACN 094 559 930

•Harness Racing Victoria, established under the Racing Act 1958 (Vic)

•HRNSW under the Harness Racing Act 2009 (NSW)

•New Zealand Racing Laboratory Services Limited (NZ Company Number 1044645)

•Racing Analytical Services Ltd. ACN 006 957 624

•Racing Australia Limited ACN 105 994 330

•Racing NSW under the Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 (NSW)

•Racing Victoria Limited ACN 096 917 930

•RSPCA Australia ACN 163 614 668

•RWWA under the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003 (WA)

•Tasracing Pty Ltd ACN 137 188 286

•The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Queensland) Limited ACN 166 777 591

•The University of Queensland, established under the University of Queensland Act 1998

•Thoroughbred Racing S.A. Limited ACN 094 475 939

Part 2Other Persons

•Australian Border Force Commissioner under the Australian Border Force Act 2015 (Cwlth)

•CEO under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cwlth)

•CEO under the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006 (Cwlth)

•Chief Executive Officer of Harness Racing Australia Incorporated ABN 19 877 460 923

•Chief Executive Officer of the Canberra Greyhound Racing Club Incorporated ABN 48 530 010 019

•Chief Executive Officer of the Canberra Racing Club Incorporated ABN 21 423 896 409, trading as Thoroughbred Park

•Chief Executive Officer of the Darwin Greyhound Association of the NT Inc ABN 18 207 765 019

•Chief Executive Officer of the department of the Commonwealth public service responsible for administering the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006 (Cwlth)

•Chief Executive Officer of Thoroughbred Racing N.T. ABN 15 688 350 211

•Chief Executive Officer under the Racing Act 2002

•Commissioner under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cwlth)

•Commissioner under the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cwlth)

•Director under the Racing Regulation Act 2004 (Tas)

•Executive Director of the Association of Official Racing Chemists (US Employer Identification Number 30-0892915)

•Racing Integrity Commissioner under the Racing Act 1958 (Vic)

•Secretary of the department of the Tasmanian public service responsible for administering the Racing Regulation Act 2004 (Tas)

•Secretary under the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth)

sch 1AA ins 2019 SL No. 84 s 4Schedule 1Prescribed laws about racing or bettingsection 4Australian Capital Territory

•the repealed Betting (ACTTAB Limited) Act 1964 (ACT)

•Casino Control Act 2006 (ACT)

•Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999 (ACT)

•Gambling and Racing Control (Code of Practice) Regulation 2002 (ACT)

•Gaming Machine Act 2004 (ACT)

•Interactive Gambling Act 1998 (ACT)

•Lotteries Act 1964 (ACT)

•Pool Betting Act 1964 (ACT)

•Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 (ACT)

•Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulation 2001 (ACT)

•Racing Act 1999 (ACT)

•Racing (Race Field Information) Regulation 2010 (ACT)

•Totalisator Act 2014 (ACT)

•Unlawful Gambling Act 2009 (ACT)

New South Wales

•Australian Jockey and Sydney Turf Clubs Merger Act 2010 (NSW)

•Betting and Racing Act 1998 (NSW)

•Greyhound Racing Act 2009 (NSW)

•Harness Racing Act 2009 (NSW)

•Racing Appeals Tribunal Act 1983 (NSW)

•Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 (NSW)

•Totalizator Act 1997 (NSW)

•Totalizator Agency Board Privatisation Act 1997 (NSW)

•Unlawful Gambling Act 1998 (NSW)

Northern Territory

•Greyhound Racing Rules (NT)

•Racing and Betting Act (NT)

•Racing and Betting Regulations (NT)

•Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act (NT)

•Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Regulations (NT)

•Totalisator Licensing and Regulation (Arbitration) Regulations (NT)

•Totalizator Rules (NT)

•Unlawful Betting Act (NT)

South Australia

•Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000 (SA)

•Lottery and Gaming Act 1936 (SA)

•Racing (Proprietary Business Licensing) Act 2000 (SA)

Tasmania

•Gaming Control Act 1993 (Tas)

•Racing (Bookmaker Betting) Regulations 2015 (Tas)

•Racing (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2015 (Tas)

•Racing Regulation Act 2004 (Tas)

Victoria

•Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (Vic)

•Racing Act 1958 (Vic)

Western Australia

•Betting Control Act 1954 (WA)

•Betting Control Regulations 1978 (WA)

•Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 (WA)

•Gaming and Wagering Commission Regulations 1988 (WA)

•Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003 (WA)

•Racing and Wagering Western Australia Regulations 2003 (WA)

•Racing Penalties (Appeals) Act 1990 (WA)

•Racing Restriction Act 2003 (WA)

•The Western Australian Turf Club Act 1892 (WA)

•Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association Act 1981 (WA)

•Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946 (WA)

Schedule 2 sch 2 sub 2019 SL No. 129 s 4; 2020 SL No. 121 s 3; 2021 SL No. 64 s 4om 2022 SL No. 65 s 4