Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Sportsbet Pty Ltd v The State of Victoria [2011] FCA 961 Citation: Sportsbet Pty Ltd v The State of Victoria [2011] FCA 961
Parties: SPORTSBET PTY LTD (ABN 87 088 326 612) and EUREKA HOTEL HOLDINGS PTY LTD (ACN 135 267 597) v THE STATE OF VICTORIA, THE VICTORIAN COMMISSION FOR GAMBLING REGULATION and TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED (ABN 66 063 780 709)
File number: VID 808 of 2010
Judge: GORDON J
Date of judgment: 22 August 2011
Catchwords: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (Vic) ss 2.5.2 and 2.6.1 – betting house or place of betting – instrument of betting – Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (Vic) s 115 – extraterritorial power CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – totalisator exclusivity – retail exclusivity – Constitution s 92 – freedom of interstate trade and commerce – discriminatory burden – protectionist – appropriate and adapted
Legislation: Betting Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict c 199) Betting Control Act 1954 (WA) Casino Control Act 1991 (Vic) Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (Vic) Gaming and Betting Act 1994 (Vic) Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (Vic) Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (Vic) Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cth) Racing Act 1958 (Vic) Racing and Betting Act 1983 (NT) Second Reading Speech to the Gaming and Betting Bill 1994 (28 April 1994) (Vic) Second Reading Speech to the Racing (Amendment) Bill 1985 (2 May 1985) (Vic)
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