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RACING AND WAGERING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2006

                    Western Australia


Racing and Wagering Legislation Amendment
                Bill 2006

                       CONTENTS


       Part 1 -- Preliminary
  1.   Short title                                2
  2.   Commencement                               2
       Part 2 -- Racing and Wagering
            Western Australia Act 2003
  3.   The Act amended                            3
  4.   Section 102 replaced                       3
       102.     RWWA wagering tax            3
  5.   Minor amendments                           4
       Part 3 -- Racing Penalties (Appeals)
            Act 1990
  6.   The Act amended                            5
  7.   Section 24 amended                         5




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                           Western Australia


                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY



 Racing and Wagering Legislation Amendment
                 Bill 2006


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend --
•  the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003; and
•  the Racing Penalties (Appeals) Act 1990.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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    Part 1        Preliminary

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                           Part 1 -- Preliminary
    1.       Short title
             This is the Racing and Wagering Legislation Amendment
             Act 2006.

5   2.       Commencement
             This Act comes into operation on 1 July 2007.




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                     Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003      Part 2

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          Part 2 -- Racing and Wagering Western Australia
                             Act 2003
     3.        The Act amended
               The amendments in this Part are to the Racing and Wagering
 5             Western Australia Act 2003*.
               [* Act No. 36 of 2003.
                  For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                  Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1 and Acts
                  Nos. 38 of 2005 and 28 of 2006.]

10   4.        Section 102 replaced
               Section 102 is repealed and the following section is inserted
               instead --
     "
            102.       RWWA wagering tax
15             (1)     In this section --
                       "off-course racing wager" means a wager --
                            (a) made on a horse or greyhound race; and
                            (b) included in an off-course totalisator,
                            that is made through or with RWWA under
20                          this Act.
               (2)     RWWA must, in accordance with this Act --
                        (a) make at such times and in such manner as may
                            be prescribed true and full returns of --
                              (i) all amounts of money received by it in
25                                 respect of wagers made; and
                             (ii) without limiting subparagraph (i), all
                                   amounts of money received by it in
                                   respect of off-course racing wagers and
                                   all amounts of money paid by it by way


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     Part 2        Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003

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                                      of winnings in respect of off-course
                                      racing wagers;
                               and
                         (b)   pay tax, at the rates imposed by and in
 5                             accordance with the Racing and Wagering
                               Western Australia Tax Act 2003 sections 4
                               and 5, on moneys received by it in respect of
                               wagers made.
                                                                               ".

10   5.         Minor amendments
                The provisions mentioned in the Table to this section are
                amended by deleting "imposed" and inserting instead --
                "   payable    ".
                                          Table
              s. 105(1)(f)                    s. 107(1)(b)
              s. 106(1)(f)
15




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                                     Racing Penalties (Appeals) Act 1990      Part 3

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                Part 3 -- Racing Penalties (Appeals) Act 1990
     6.              The Act amended
                     The amendments in this Part are to the Racing Penalties
                     (Appeals) Act 1990*.
 5                   [* Reprint 2 as at 18 August 2006.]

     7.              Section 24 amended
          (1)        Section 24(9) is amended by deleting "Subject to
                     subsection (10), the" and inserting instead --
                     "     The   ".
10        (2)        Section 24(10) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
                "
                    (10)    The financial year of the Tribunal that --
                             (a) began on 1 August 2006; and
15                           (b) would have ended on 31 July 2007 in
                                   accordance with this subsection, as in force
                                   immediately before the commencement of the
                                   Racing and Wagering Legislation Amendment
                                   Act 2006 section 7,
20                          is to be taken to have ended on 30 June 2007.
                                                                                      ".




 


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