Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not conduct a race for the purpose of betting, except at an authorised race meeting.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) A person must not participate in a race conducted for the purpose of betting, except at an authorised race meeting, as—
(a) rider or driver of an animal; or
(b) trainer; or
(c) owner; or
(d) in a capacity prescribed by regulation.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(3) It is a defence to a charge for an offence against subsection (2) that the person did not know, and had no reason to suppose, that the race was being conducted for the purpose of betting.