15BCommissioner of Police may exclude person from racecourses

#### 15B Commissioner of Police may exclude person from racecourses 15B Commissioner of Police may exclude person from racecourses > > (1) The Commissioner may, by written order (an exclusion order), exclude a person from licensed racecourses at any time during which there is a race meeting at the racecourse. > > > (2) An exclusion order may be made only if the Commissioner is of the opinion it is necessary to do so in the public interest. > > > (3) An exclusion order remains in force for the period specified in the order, unless sooner revoked by the Commissioner. > > > (4) The Commissioner is to ensure that a written notice of the making of an exclusion order is given to— > > > > > (a) each racing controlling body, and > > > > > (b) if the person the subject of the exclusion order can be reasonably found by the Commissioner, that person. > > > (5) The notice must set out the terms of the order and, if it is reasonably practicable to do so, include a photograph of the person the subject of the order. > > > (6) Each racing controlling body that is given the notice must give a copy of the notice to each non-proprietary association that is registered as a racing club by the racing controlling body. > > > (7) The copy must be given as soon as practicable after the racing controlling body receives the notice. > > > (8) The Commissioner is to— > > > > > (a) notify the appropriate authority in each State or Territory of the making of an exclusion order and the revocation of an exclusion order, and > > > > > (b) provide the appropriate authorities with the name of the person the subject of the exclusion order and, if practicable, a photograph of that person. > > > (9) The Commissioner is not, under this or any other Act or law, required to give any reasons for making an exclusion order if the giving of those reasons would disclose the existence or content of any criminal intelligence report or other criminal information. > > > (10) In this section— > > > > appropriate authority means— > > > > > (a) in relation to a State or Territory (other than the Australian Capital Territory)—an authority exercising, in relation to the police force of that State or Territory, functions corresponding to the functions of the Commissioner in relation to the NSW Police Force, or > > > > > (b) in relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. > > **pt 2, div 3 (ss 15A–15D):** Ins 2019 No 12, Sch 3.