Kieran Goodall & Daniel Lovecek
The newly constituted Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission (NTRWC) has issued a timely reminder to Northern Territory sports bookmaking licensees to review their terms and conditions carefully to ensure that they accurately reflect the recent changes implemented by the Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (NT) (Act). The Act and the accompanying Racing and Wagering Regulations 2024 (NT) took effect on 1 July 2024.
In particular, the NTRWC has expressed concern that certain licensees may still have terms and conditions which indicate that the NTRWC’s determinations made under the Act are “final and conclusive”. However, in accordance with section 239 of the Act, the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT) has jurisdiction to review certain NTRWC decisions in specified circumstances. As between bookmakers and their customers, these circumstances include the following:
- a decision of the Commission to declare a wager void under section 209 or valid under section 210 of the Act. The NTRWC has powers under the Act to declare wagers to be void or valid in a number of circumstances, including following an investigation of whether a wager contravened the Act, a code of practice or the bookmaker’s terms and conditions; or
- a decision of the Commission to prohibit the opening of an account under section 211 of the Act.
Please contact any member of the Senet team if you have any questions regarding sports bookmakers’ obligations under the Act or appropriate changes to your terms and conditions.