Anzac Day Act 1960 (WA)

Western Australia Anzac Day Act 1960 Western Australia Anzac Day Act 1960 Contents 1. Short title 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Race meetings on Anzac Day 2 5. Large race events on Anzac Day 3 6. Sport events on Anzac Day 4 7. Professional sport events on Anzac Day 5 10A. Approved alternative amounts to be paid to Trust 6 10. Establishment of Anzac Day Trust Account 6 11. The Anzac Day Trust constituted 7 12. Trust to be body corporate 8 13. Eligibility of Trustees 8 14. Tenure of offices of Trustees 8 14A. Recovery of proceeds 9 15. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 9 16. Authentication of documents 10 17. Regulations 10 Notes Compilation table 11 Uncommenced provisions table 13 Defined terms Western Australia Anzac Day Act 1960 An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the observance of Anzac Day as a public holiday; to establish an Anzac Day Trust Account; and for other and incidental purposes. [Long title amended: No. 77 of 2006 s. 17.]

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anzac Day Act 1960. [2. Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]

3. Terms used In this Act — Anzac Day means 25 April in each year; ex‑service organisation means a body, whether incorporated or not, which has as its object, or one of its principal objects, the assistance of ex‑service personnel; ex‑service personnel means any of the following — (a) members and former members of the Australian Defence Force; (b) persons who are now resident in the State who were previously members of a naval, military or air force of any other nation of which Her Majesty is the Sovereign; (c) persons who are now resident in the State who were previously members of a naval, military or air force of any other nation allied or associated with Australia; large race event means a race meeting — (a) for which admission tickets are sold; and (b) that is attended by at least 5 000 persons; prescribed admission ticket, in relation to an event, means an admission ticket of a type prescribed by the regulations for that type of event; professional sport means competitive sport engaged in by paid participants; professional sport event means a sport event — (a) at which a professional sport is played or conducted; and (b) for which admission tickets are sold; and (c) that is attended by at least 5 000 persons; race meeting means a meeting of persons for the purpose of holding or conducting horse racing, trotting racing, or greyhound racing; racing club means any club, company, association or body of persons, whether incorporated or otherwise, formed for the purpose of promoting horse racing, trotting racing, or greyhound racing; sport event means an event at which competitive sport is played or conducted and for which either a fee for admission is required to be paid by spectators or donations are sought from spectators, but does not include a race meeting; Trust means the body corporate constituted under this Act as The Anzac Day Trust; Trustee means a person occupying the office of Trustee of the Trust, including the office of chairperson. [Section 3 amended: No. 14 of 1964 s. 2; No. 9 of 1975 s. 2; No. 28 of 2003 s. 12; No. 4 of 2016 s. 4.]