32Membership

32 Membership

32 Membership

(1) HRICG is to consist of the following members—

(a) 1 person nominated by the New South Wales Harness Racing Club,

(b) 1 person nominated by harness racing clubs that conduct more than 6 meetings in a calendar year,

(c) 1 person nominated by harness racing clubs that conduct 6 or fewer meetings in a calendar year,

(d) no more than 3 persons, each to be nominated by a different eligible industry body.

(2) The Minister must decide, following consultation with HRNSW, which industry bodies (eligible industry bodies) may nominate members for the purposes of subsection (1)(d).

(3) A person may be appointed as an alternate of a member, to act as that member during the absence or illness of, or during a vacancy in the office of, the member.

(4) An alternate is to be appointed by the body that the member represents or (in the case of a member who is nominated by a body) appointed by the nominating body.

(5) An alternate, while acting as a member, is taken to be a member and has and may exercise the functions of the member for whom he or she is the alternate.

(6) If a body referred to in subsection (1) changes its name or ceases to exist, the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, direct that a reference in this section to the body is to be read as a reference to the body under its changed name or to a specified body that appears to the Minister to be the body’s successor.

(7) Schedule 2 contains provisions relating to members of HRICG.

(8) In this section—

industry body means a body representing 1 or more of the following—

(a) breeders of harness racing horses,

(b) owners of harness racing horses,

(c) trainers of harness racing horses,

(d) harness racing drivers,

(e) stablehands for harness racing horses.

s 32: Am 2022 No 22, Sch 3[14]–[17].