Project No. 58

The Commission’s recommendations were fully implemented by a sequence of legislative action, which ultimately repealed the whole the Act. The first stage of the Commission’s recommended regime was implemented in 1978 by amendments to s 5 of the Betting Control Act 1954 (WA). In 1985, amendments were made to the Police Act so that it no longer applied to securities given in payment for, or satisfaction of, bets unauthorised by the Betting Control Act. Further amendments to the Police Act provided for the enforcement of contracts relating to prescribed gaming or betting. In the same year, the Act was repealed in full and a declaration made that the Acts of 16 Car.11 C.7 and 9 Anne C.14 did not have effect in Western Australia.