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Racing Industry Act 2020

Offshore betting charges and other matters - Other matters

125: Restriction on use of certain names

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“You can't use certain names that might make people think you're connected to racing organisations”

You are not allowed to use certain names that might make people think you are connected to or endorsed by TAB NZ or a racing code. These names include “TAB NZ”, “Totalisator Agency Board”, “TAB”, “New Zealand Racing Board”, “NZRB”, “Racing Industry Transition Agency”, “Racing Integrity Board”, “Racing New Zealand”, “Racing Conference”, “New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing”, “Trotting Conference”, “Harness Racing New Zealand”, and “New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association”.

If you want to register a group with a name, the person in charge of registering might say no if they think the name is not allowed. This rule also applies if you’re running a business under a name that’s not your own.

There are some exceptions to this rule. TAB NZ can use the names “TAB NZ”, “Totalisator Agency Board”, “TAB”, “New Zealand Racing Board”, “NZRB”, and “Racing Industry Transition Agency”. The Racing Integrity Board can use “Racing Integrity Board”. Racing New Zealand can use “Racing New Zealand”. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated can use “Racing Conference” and “New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing”. Harness Racing New Zealand Incorporated can use “Trotting Conference” and “Harness Racing New Zealand”. The New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association Incorporated can use “New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association”.

Racing clubs can still use words like “racing”, “thoroughbred racing”, “harness racing”, “trotting”, or “greyhound racing” in their names, as long as they don’t use the exact phrases that are not allowed.

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125Restriction on use of certain names

  1. No person or association of persons, whether a body corporate or not, may have or use any name calculated to suggest connection with, or endorsement by, TAB NZ or a racing code, or any name containing the words—

  2. “TAB NZ”; or
    1. “Totalisator Agency Board” or “TAB”; or
      1. “New Zealand Racing Board” or “NZRB”; or
        1. “Racing Industry Transition Agency”; or
          1. “Racing Integrity Board”; or
            1. “Racing New Zealand”; or
              1. “Racing Conference” or “New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing”; or
                1. “Trotting Conference” or “Harness Racing New Zealand”; or
                  1. “New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association”.

                    1. If an Act provides for the registration of any association of persons, the registering authority may refuse registration if, in its opinion, the use of the name by which the association wishes to be registered is prohibited by subsection (1).

                    2. This section applies, with any necessary modifications, to a person carrying on business under any name or style except the person’s own.

                    3. Subsection (1)(a) to (d) does not apply to TAB NZ.

                    4. Subsection (1)(e) does not apply to the Racing Integrity Board.

                    5. Subsection (1)(f) does not apply to Racing New Zealand.

                    6. Subsection (1)(g) does not apply to New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated.

                    7. Subsection (1)(h) does not apply to Harness Racing New Zealand Incorporated.

                    8. Subsection (1)(i) does not apply to the New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association Incorporated.

                    9. This section does not prevent a racing club from having or using a name containing the word or words “racing”, “thoroughbred racing”, “harness racing”, “trotting”, or “greyhound racing” in any form except those specified in subsection (1).

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