Totalizator Agency Board of the Australian Capital Territory
ACTTAB · ACT TAB · Australian Capital Territory Totalizator Agency Board
1964 – 11 May 1989
Statutory board that conducted off-course totalisator betting on racing in the Australian Capital Territory through a network of betting agencies.
How it came into existence
Set up in 1964 under a Commonwealth ordinance for the Australian Capital Territory to provide legal off-course betting in the territory, in the Department of the Interior portfolio. Its exact formal name and date of commencement are not confirmed. It had no Commonwealth predecessor.
Changes during its life
- 19 December 1972Moved with the administration of the ACT from the Department of the Interior to the new Department of the Capital Territory.
- 11 March 1983Moved to the Department of Territories and Local Government.
- 13 December 1984Moved to the Department of Territories.
- 24 July 1987Moved to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories.
How it ended
Passed to the Australian Capital Territory Government at self-government on 11 May 1989, ceasing to be a Commonwealth body; the ACT later corporatised it as ACTTAB Ltd, which was sold to Tabcorp in 2014.
Main functions
- Off-course totalisator betting in the ACT
- Operation of TAB betting agencies
- Distribution of betting revenue
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories.
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Sources
Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.