Australian Capital Territory
Race and Sports Bookmaking (Sports Bookmaking Events) Determination 2008 (No 2)
Disallowable Instrument DI2008—210 made under the
Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001, s20(1) - Determination of sports bookmaking events
1. Name of Instrument This Instrument is the Race and Sports Bookmaking (Sports Bookmaking Events) Determination 2008 (No 2).
2. Revocation I revoke determination DI2008-114 dated 16 May 2008 and notified under the Legislation Register on 22 May 2008.
3. Commencement This Instrument commences the day after it is notified.
4. Determination I determine that the approved senior level sports bookmaking events are as specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument.
I determine that the approved sports bookmaking events relating to national and international racing are as specified in Schedule 2 to this instrument.
For the purpose of events determined under Schedule 1 of this determination a “senior level event” includes all professional, top level competitions and Masters type events but does not include junior, school or any competitions where a condition of participation requires competitors to be less than 18 years of age.
Malcolm Gray Chairperson ACT Gambling and Racing Commission
19 August 2008 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au PAGE ONE OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE INSTRUMENT MADE UNDER THE RACE AND SPORTS BOOKMAKING ACT 2001 ON THE 19th DAY OF AUGUST 2008.
Schedule 1
No Events Classes of Events 1 Academy Awards Any award sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
2 American Football 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) National Football League (America); (ii) National Collegiate Athletic Association (America); (iii) All American Football League; (iv) Arena Football League (America); (v) Canadian Football League.
2. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Leagues and Associations.
3 Athletics (Track and Field) Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) International Association of Athletics Federations; (ii) Oceania Athletic Association; (iii) Athletics Australia.
4 Australian Rules Football 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Australian Football League Commission.
2. Each Premier Division Australian Football League (AFL) Competition event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) AFL Northern Territory; (ii) AFL NSW/ACT; (iii) AFL Queensland; (iv) AFL Tasmania;
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No Events Classes of Events 4 Australian Rules Football (v) South Australian National Football League; (continued) (vi) Football Victoria; (vii) West Australian Football Commission Inc.
3. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the Australian Football League Commission.
5 Baseball 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) Major League Baseball; (ii) International Collegiate Athletic Association; (iii) Australian Baseball Federation; (iv) International Baseball Federation.
2. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above League, Association and Federation.
6 Basketball 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) Australian National Basketball League; (ii) Australian Women’s National Basketball League; (iii) Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA); (iv) United States National Basketball Association; (v) United States Women’s Basketball Association; (vi) United States National Collegiate Athletic Association; (vii) FIBA Europe; (viii) Union of European Leagues of Basketball.
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No Events Classes of Events 6 Basketball 2. Each National and International event scheduled and sanctioned by Basketball (continued) Australia.
3. Each Premier League event sanctioned by FIBA Europe’s Federation members together with the scheduling and co-sanctioning relevant League.
4. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Leagues, Associations and Federations.
7 Boxing 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) International Boxing Organisation; (ii) World Boxing Organisation; (iii) International Boxing Federation; (iv) World Boxing Council; (v) World Boxing Association; (vi) International Boxing Association.
2. Each International and Championship event scheduled and sanctioned by Boxing Australia Inc.
8 Commonwealth Games 1. Each Commonwealth Games sporting event as scheduled and sanctioned by the Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. Official Commonwealth Games Federation medal tallies.
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No Events Classes of Events 9 Cricket 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) Cricket Australia; (ii) the International Cricket Council and co-sanctioning Council Members.
2. Each First Class Division 1 event scheduled and sanctioned by the International Cricket Council’s Members.
3. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Council, Members and Cricket Australia.
10 Cycling 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
2. Each National, Championship and Tour scheduled and sanctioned by Cycling Australia.
11 Darts Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) Professional Darts Corporation; (ii) British Darts Organisation; (iii) World Darts Federation.
12 Golf 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Professional Golfer’s Association of America.
2. The Open Championship scheduled and sanctioned by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
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No Events Classes of Events 12 Golf 3. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the: (continued) (i) International Federation of PGA Tours and co-sanctioning Member Tours, comprising of: (a) PGA Tour; (b) PGA Tour of Australasia; (c) Asian Tour; (d) European Tour; (e) Japan Golf Tour; (f) Sunshine Tour; (ii) Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour; (iii) Ladies European Tour; (iv) Ladies Professional Golf Association of Japan Tour; (v) Ladies Professional Golf Association of Korea Tour; (vi) Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour.
13 Hockey (Ice and Field) A. Ice Hockey
1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) International Ice Hockey Federation; (ii) American Hockey League; (iii) National Hockey League; (iv) Central Hockey League; (v) ECHL.
2. Each State and National Championship event scheduled and sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia.
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No Events Classes of Events 13 Hockey (Ice and Field) A. Ice Hockey (continued) (continued) 3. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) SM-liiga (Finnish hockey league); (ii) Elitserien (Swedish hockey league).
4. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Federation, Leagues and Ice Hockey Australia.
B. Field Hockey
1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) International Hockey Federation (Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon); (ii) Hockey Australia; (iii) the Australian Hockey League.
2. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Federation, League and Hockey Australia.
14 Iron Man (Surf Lifesaving) Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) Surf Life Saving Australia; (ii) the International Life Saving Federation.
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No Events Classes of Events 15 Lawn Bowls 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) Bowls Australia; (ii) the World Bowls Tour; (iii) World Bowls Ltd.
2. Each Champion of Champions event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) English Bowling Association; (ii) English Women’s Bowling Association.
3. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Royal NSW Bowling Association.
4. Each No. 1 Grade State Pennants scheduled and sanctioned by Bowls Australia’s affiliated State and Territory Associations. 16 Motor Racing (Car and Bike) A. Motor Car
1. Each Rally Championship event and V8 Supercar event scheduled and sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport.
2. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile; (ii) the National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing Inc; (iii) Champ Car; (iv) the Indy Racing League.
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No Events Classes of Events 16 Motor Racing (Car and Bike) B. Motor Bike (continued) 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme.
2. Each Elite League and Premier League event scheduled and sanctioned by British Speedway Promoters Association as licensed by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 17 Netball 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the International Federation of Netball Associations.
2. Each Premier National Netball Competition event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) Netball Australia; (ii) Netball New Zealand.
3. Each International event between Australia and New Zealand scheduled and sanctioned by Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand.
4. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Federation, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand.
18 Olympic Games (Summer and 1. Each Olympic Games sporting event as scheduled and sanctioned by the International Winter) Olympic Committee.
2. Official International Olympic Committee medal tallies.
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No Events Classes of Events 19 Political Elections 1. Each election as scheduled, sanctioned and determined by the relevant:
(i) National or State electoral authority of the United States of America; (ii) Federal, State or Territory Electoral Commissions or Electoral Office of Australia; (iii) National electoral authority of the United Kingdom; (iv) National electoral authority of New Zealand.
20 Rowing Each World Rowing Championship event as scheduled and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés ď Aviron.
21 Rugby League 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) Australian Rugby League; (ii) National Rugby League; (iii) Rugby League International Federation; (iv) Rugby Football League (United Kingdom).
2. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Leagues and Federation.
22 Rugby Union 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) International Rugby Board; (ii) SANZAR; (iii) Australian Rugby Union; (iv) ERC (formerly European Rugby Cup Limited); (v) Rugby Football Union.
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No Events Classes of Events 22 Rugby Union 2. Each National Provincial Championship and Premier Domestic Competition event (continued) sanctioned and scheduled by the First Tier National Rugby Unions of the International Rugby Board together with the relevant co-scheduling Rugby Union authority.
3. Each specified event sanctioned and scheduled by the following:
(i) New South Wales Rugby Union – Tooheys New Cup Championship; (ii) Queensland Rugby Union – Queensland Premier Rugby Championship.
4. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Boards, Unions and entities. 23 Showjumping Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Fédération Equestre Internationale.
24 Snooker Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association; (ii) Australian Billiards and Snooker Council Inc.
25 Soccer 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) Fédération Internationale de Football Associations; (ii) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA); (iii) Asian Football Confederation (AFC); (iv) Football Federation Australia.
2. Each National Team event scheduled and sanctioned by UEFA’s and AFC’s National Association members.
3. Each Premier League and Main Cup event sanctioned by UEFA’s and AFC’s National Association members together with the scheduling and co-sanctioning relevant League.
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No Events Classes of Events 25 Soccer 4. Each event sanctioned by The Football Association or the Scottish Football League (continued) together with the scheduling and co-sanctioning Leagues, comprising of:
(i) The Football League; (ii) Football League One; (iii) Football League Two; (iv) Scottish First Division; (v) Scottish Second Division.
5. Each Copa América event scheduled and sanctioned by the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).
6. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation and the Canadian Soccer Association together with the scheduling and co-sanctioning Major League Soccer.
7. Each NSW Premier League event scheduled and sanctioned by Soccer New South Wales.
8. Player awards and medals as sanctioned by the above Associations, Federations, Confederations and Leagues.
26 Surfing Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the:
(i) Association of Surfing Professionals; (ii) Surfing Australia; (iii) Surfing Australia as licensee of the Association of Surfing Professionals Australasia.
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No Events Classes of Events 27 Swimming Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Natation.
28 Tennis Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) the International Tennis Federation; (ii) the ATP Tour (Association of Tennis Professionals); (iii) the WTA Tour (Women’s Tennis Association); (iv) Tennis Australia.
29 Triathlon Each event scheduled and sanctioned by:
(i) Triathlon Australia; (ii) the International Triathlon Union; (iii) the World Triathlon Corporation.
30 Volleyball Each event scheduled and sanctioned by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.
31 Yacht Racing 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
2. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by Yachting NSW for 18’ Skiff Championships.
3. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the Royal Ocean Racing Club for the Admiral’s Cup.
4. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the relevant America’s Cup Defender’s Event Authority for the America’s Cup.
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Schedule 2
No Events Classes of Events 1 Greyhound Racing 1. Each greyhound race meeting as scheduled and sanctioned by the relevant Australian State or Territory greyhound racing controlling body.
2. Each New Zealand Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 greyhound race meeting as scheduled and sanctioned by the New Zealand Greyhound Racing Authority.
2 Harness Racing 1. Each harness race meeting as scheduled and sanctioned by the relevant Australian State or Territory harness racing controlling body.
2. Each New Zealand Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 harness race meeting as scheduled and sanctioned by Harness Racing New Zealand.
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No Events Classes of Events 3 Thoroughbred Racing 1. Each event scheduled and sanctioned by the relevant Australian State or Territory thoroughbred racing controlling body.
2. Each Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 thoroughbred race, as classified by the Cataloguing Standards Committee, conducted by:
(i) the Hong Kong Jockey Club; (ii) New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Inc; (iii) the British Horseracing Board; (iv) the Japan Racing Association; (v) France Galop; (vi) Horse Racing Ireland; (vii) the Jockey Club of Southern Africa; (viii) the Jockey Club of Canada; (ix) the Direktorium Für Vollblutzucht und Rennen (Germany); and (x) L’Unione Nazionale per l’Incremento delle Razza Equine (U.N.I.R.E) (Italy).
3. Each Singaporean Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 thoroughbred race, as classified by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee, conducted by the Malayan Racing Association.
4. Each Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 thoroughbred race, as classified by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee, conducted by the Emirates Racing Authority.
5. Each USA Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3 event as classified by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee, conducted by the relevant thoroughbred racing controlling authority for each State.
______Initial Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au