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Racing Act 1999
21Harness club is the controlling body for harness racing
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21 Harness club is the controlling body for harness racing
(1) The Canberra Harness Racing Club Inc. (the harness club), a body
incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1991, is the
controlling body in relation to harness racing for this Act.
(2) The harness club must not amend its constitution without giving the
commission 14 days notice in writing.
(3) The constitution of the harness club must be consistent with this Act
and must give it the necessary capacity to fulfil its functions under
this Act.
22 Functions of the harness club
(1) The functions of the harness club are—
(a) to conduct harness race meetings and harness races within the
Territory; and
(b) to participate in the national body coordinating harness racing in
Australia; and
(c) to make or adopt rules to govern the conduct of harness racing
and betting conducted at race meetings; and
(d) to prepare and implement plans and strategies for the
management of the financial affairs of the harness racing code
and for the development, promotion and marketing of the code;
and
(e) to approve race meetings to be conducted by other people, for
the purpose of proposals under section 6, on such conditions as
it thinks appropriate; and
(f) to advise and inform the Minister as the Minister requires.