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Responsibilities of the minister and our office

The Minister for Gaming and Racing is the responsible Minister with respect to the governing legislation in the case of the relevant controlling bodies of racing:

along with:

Hence our office has an important role in the provision of racing and wagering policy advice to the Minister on the above legislation.

Additionally, our office has comprehensive regulatory responsibilities over TAB Limited’s wagering activities.

Under section 19 of the Racing Administration Act, the Minister is responsible for the issue of authorisations to bookmakers to accept bets on sports events and, under section 16, the issue of telephone and electronic betting authorities to bookmakers. Our office is responsible for regulating various aspects of bookmaker activities in these spheres.