8Actions Secretary must take on receiving notice of appeal

8 Actions Secretary must take on receiving notice of appeal

8 Actions Secretary must take on receiving notice of appeal

(1) For the Act, section 18(1)(a), the Secretary must, as soon as practicable after receiving a notice of appeal under this part, give the respondent—

(a) a copy of the notice of appeal, and

(b) if the notice of appeal was lodged by Racing NSW or HRNSW—a transcript of the evidence given at the hearing or inquiry, if available.

(2) The Secretary must, as soon as practicable after receiving a notice of appeal lodged by a person other than Racing NSW or HRNSW in relation to a decision made as a result of a hearing or inquiry, give the person a transcript of the evidence given at the hearing or inquiry, if available.

(3) If the result of the appeal may affect the placing of a horse, the Secretary must, as soon as practicable after receiving the relevant notice of appeal, give a copy of the notice of appeal to the owner of the horse, if the owner is not the respondent.

(4) The Secretary must give a notice of appeal or an application for an extension of time received under this part to the Tribunal as soon as practicable after receiving the notice or application.

(5) If the notice of appeal is not accompanied by a transcript of the evidence given at the hearing or inquiry to which the appellable decision relates, the Secretary must give a transcript, if available, to the Tribunal—

(a) when forwarding the notice of appeal under subsection (4), or

(b) as soon as practicable after forwarding the notice of appeal.