Racing Industry Act 2020

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Version as at 28 October 2021

Racing Industry Act 2020

Public Act		2020 No 28
Date of assent		30 June 2020
Commencement		see section 2

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The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

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1	Title
2	Commencement
	Part 1 Preliminary provisions
3	Purposes
4	Outline
5	Interpretation
6	Application of Act to hunt clubs
7	Transitional, savings, and related provisions
8	Act binds the Crown
	Part 2 Racing
	Subpart 1— Racing New Zealand, racing codes, and racing clubs
	Racing New Zealand
9	Racing New Zealand established
10	Functions of Racing New Zealand
11	Servicing and funding of Racing New Zealand
12	Delegation of functions and powers by racing codes
13	Membership of Racing New Zealand
	Racing codes
14	Objectives of racing codes
15	Functions of racing codes
16	Racing codes must prepare statement of intent
17	Racing codes must prepare business plan
18	Annual report
19	Racing codes must distribute funds received from TAB NZ to racing clubs
	Racing clubs
20	No pecuniary interest in club property
21	Restriction on dealing with racing venue
22	Restriction on dealing must be recorded on record of title
	Subpart 2—Transfer of assets and surplus venues
23	Interpretation
	Transfer of assets
24	Transfer of assets on dissolution of club
25	Transfer of assets if racing clubs combine
	Transfer of surplus venues
26	Transfer of surplus venue by agreement
27	Transfer of surplus venues by Order in Council
28	Minister must have regard to certain matters before recommending order under section 27
29	Minister must not recommend order under section 27 if special circumstances exist
30	What happens if exemption from transfer to code unjustified under section 28(3)
31	Minister must appoint reviewer before recommending order
32	Effect of transfer of surplus venue
33	Racing codes must prepare property investment strategy in respect of transferred assets and venues
	Subpart 3—Dissolution of racing clubs no longer racing
34	Racing code may determine that racing club is no longer racing
35	Appeal to High Court
36	Racing club no longer racing may be dissolved
	Subpart 4—Racing integrity system
	Racing rules
37	Racing rules
38	Amendment of racing rules
39	Availability and status of racing rules
40	Rules controlling or prohibiting admission to racecourses
41	Rules must not conflict with any Act or general law
	Racing Integrity Board
42	Racing Integrity Board established
43	Objectives of Board
44	Functions and powers of Board
45	Board members
46	Funding of Board
47	Board must prepare statement of intent
48	Board must prepare business plan
49	Annual report
50	Further provisions relating to adjudicative committees and appeals tribunals
	Inspectors
51	Chief executive may appoint inspectors
52	Powers of inspector
53	Obstructing inspector
	Part 3 TAB New Zealand
54	TAB New Zealand established
55	Governing body of TAB NZ
56	Selection panel
57	Objectives of TAB NZ
58	Functions of TAB NZ
59	Accounts and audit
60	Performance and efficiency audit
61	TAB NZ must operate in financially responsible manner
62	TAB NZ must prepare statement of intent
63	TAB NZ must prepare business plan
64	Annual report
65	TAB NZ may maintain reserves
	Racing calendar
66	Setting of racing calendar and allocation of racing dates
67	Change of racing dates, allocations, or conditions
	Betting licences
68	Issue of betting licences
69	Amendment or revocation of betting licence
70	Betting licence must not be issued for certain days
	Distribution of TAB NZ surpluses and betting profits
71	Amounts of distribution to codes
72	Distribution to codes
73	Regulations relating to distribution from betting profits
	Part 4 Betting and TAB venues
	Subpart 1—Betting
74	TAB NZ may conduct betting
75	Racing clubs may conduct equalisator betting
	Racing betting
76	Racing betting rules
77	Application of revenue from racing betting
	Sports betting
78	Sports betting rules
79	Agreements with New Zealand national sporting organisations
80	Agreements with Sport and Recreation New Zealand
81	Use of facilities
82	Application of revenue from sports betting
	Other racing or sports betting
83	Rules relating to other racing or sports betting conducted by TAB NZ
	General provisions
84	Deductions for totalisator betting
85	Availability of betting rules
86	Amounts of dividends
87	Use of betting systems for gaming purposes
88	Amalgamation with overseas betting systems
89	Offences relating to underage betting
90	Power to require particulars
91	Betting contracts enforceable
92	Bets may be refused
	Subpart 2—TAB venues
93	When territorial authority consent is required
94	Application for territorial authority consent
95	Considering and determining application for territorial authority consent
96	Territorial authority must adopt TAB venue policy
97	Adoption and review of TAB venue policy
	Regulations relating to TAB NZ operations
98	Regulations relating to harm prevention and minimisation
99	Regulations relating to admission to and exclusion from TAB venues
100	Regulations relating to exclusion of problem gamblers from TAB venues and racecourses
	Problem gambling levy
101	TAB NZ must pay problem gambling levy
102	TAB NZ must provide information to chief executive
	Part 5 Offshore betting charges and other matters
	Subpart 1—Offshore betting charges
	Preliminary
103	Purpose and overview
104	Territorial scope
105	Interpretation
106	Declaration of New Zealand sporting events
	Designated authority
107	Designated authority for each scheme
108	Functions and powers of designated authority
109	Delegation
	Betting information use charges
110	Requirements on offshore betting operators before using New Zealand racing and sporting information
111	Terms and conditions of betting information use agreement
112	Penalty for using New Zealand racing and sporting information in contravention of section 110
	Consumption charges
113	Requirement to pay consumption charges
114	Minister must set rates of consumption charges
115	Information to be provided relating to consumption charges
116	Penalties relating to consumption charges
117	Certain offshore betting operators not liable for consumption charges
	General provisions
118	Application of money received from consumption charges and penalties
119	Maximum amount of penalties
120	Recovery of outstanding charges and penalties
121	Obligation to pay penalty not suspended by review or legal proceedings
122	Appeal to District Court
	Regulations
123	Regulations for offshore betting
	Subpart 2—Other matters
124	Resolution of disputes
125	Restriction on use of certain names
126	Application of Official Information Act 1982
127	Crown not liable for debts
128	Other regulations
	Consequential amendments, repeal, and revocation
129	Consequential amendments
130	Repeal and revocations
	Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	Schedule 2 Provisions relating to adjudicative committees and appeals tribunals
	Schedule 3 Provisions relating to TAB NZ
	Schedule 4 Provisions relating to performance and efficiency audit of TAB NZ
	Schedule 5 Consequential amendments to other enactments
	Notes

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