Racing Integrity Act 2016
sec.29Assessing applicants for approval applications
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sec.29 Assessing applicants for approval applications
This section applies to the commission in assessing an approval application as mentioned in section 27 . The commission must decide whether the applicant for the approval application is suitable to be approved as the control body for the proposed code of racing. For subsection (2) , the commission must have regard to and, if necessary, investigate— the approval application, matters accompanying or included in the approval application as mentioned in the Racing Act , section 46 , and evidence given by the approval applicant in support of the application about the matters mentioned in section 47 of that Act; and the suitability of every business associate and executive associate of the applicant to be associated with the applicant as a control body; and if the approval applicant has a business association with another entity—the entity’s character or business reputation. In deciding about the suitability of a business associate or executive associate of the applicant, the commission must have regard to and, if necessary, investigate— the associate’s character or business reputation; and if the associate has a business association with another entity—the entity’s character or business reputation. s 29 amd 2002 No. 58 s 170 sch 2 (sec.29-ssec.1) This section applies to the commission in assessing an approval application as mentioned in section 27 . (sec.29-ssec.2) The commission must decide whether the applicant for the approval application is suitable to be approved as the control body for the proposed code of racing. (sec.29-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the commission must have regard to and, if necessary, investigate— the approval application, matters accompanying or included in the approval application as mentioned in the Racing Act , section 46 , and evidence given by the approval applicant in support of the application about the matters mentioned in section 47 of that Act; and the suitability of every business associate and executive associate of the applicant to be associated with the applicant as a control body; and if the approval applicant has a business association with another entity—the entity’s character or business reputation. (sec.29-ssec.4) In deciding about the suitability of a business associate or executive associate of the applicant, the commission must have regard to and, if necessary, investigate— the associate’s character or business reputation; and if the associate has a business association with another entity—the entity’s character or business reputation.
- (a) the approval application, matters accompanying or included in the approval application as mentioned in the Racing Act , section 46 , and evidence given by the approval applicant in support of the application about the matters mentioned in section 47 of that Act; and
- (b) the suitability of every business associate and executive associate of the applicant to be associated with the applicant as a control body; and