Western Australian Consolidated Acts

BETTING CONTROL ACT 1954 - SECT 19

19 .         Commission may sue bookmaker for unpaid levy

        (1)         Where a bookmaker does not pay bookmakers’ betting levy payable under this Act by the bookmaker, whether payable to the Commission or to a racing club, the Commission may, without prejudicing the liability of the bookmaker to penalty under this Act, sue the bookmaker for the amount of the levy unpaid in a court of competent jurisdiction.

        (2)         Where a racing club does not refund any overpayment of bookmakers’ betting levy made under this Act proceedings for the recovery of the amount refundable may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction — 

        [(a)         deleted]

            (b)         by the bookmaker.

        [Section 19 amended by No. 58 of 1990 s. 10; No. 63 of 1995 s. 62; No. 35 of 2003 s. 102.]