sec.65Standards for a licensing scheme—mandatory matters

sec.65 Standards for a licensing scheme—mandatory matters

The standard for a licensing scheme must provide for all of the following matters— the licences the commission may issue for each code of racing, including identifying the activities for which a licence is required; the way a person may apply for a licence, having regard to section 67 ; the criteria for each type of licence, including appropriate qualifications for, and disqualifications from, obtaining the licence; the way the commission will deal with an application for a licence, including the applicant’s right to make further submissions relating to the application; the grant, issue and form of a licence, including, for example, whether the licence is to include a photograph of the licensee; the giving of an information notice about a decision relating to an application; the duration of a licence, its renewal and the procedure for surrendering it; how and when the suitability of licensed animals and participants will be audited to decide if a licensed animal or participant continues to be suitable to be licensed; the grounds for taking disciplinary action relating to a licence— for matters dealt with in the rules of racing for the code of racing for which the licence is issued; or in the circumstance mentioned in subsection (2) for the licence; when and how a licence may be immediately suspended to protect the safety of persons or welfare of animals; how disciplinary action relating to a licence, other than immediate suspension, must be taken, including the following— the procedure for giving a licence holder notice of the grounds for taking the disciplinary action; the proposed disciplinary action; the way the licence holder may make submissions about the proposed disciplinary action; keeping a register of licences and correcting the register; exhibiting and producing a licence; replacing a lost licence; requiring a licence holder to give the commission notice of— a change of address; or a change to the place for the keeping of a licensed animal; or if the licence holder is a corporation—a change to the corporation’s executive officers; serving notices on licence holders; the fees payable to the commission, including fees payable in relation to licensing for each code of racing. The standard for a licensing scheme must also provide that, after auditing a licensed animal or participant, if the commission is not satisfied it is suitable to continue to be licensed, the commission must take disciplinary action relating to the licence. This section does not limit section 64 . s 65 amd 2022 No. 24 s 5 (sec.65-ssec.1) The standard for a licensing scheme must provide for all of the following matters— the licences the commission may issue for each code of racing, including identifying the activities for which a licence is required; the way a person may apply for a licence, having regard to section 67 ; the criteria for each type of licence, including appropriate qualifications for, and disqualifications from, obtaining the licence; the way the commission will deal with an application for a licence, including the applicant’s right to make further submissions relating to the application; the grant, issue and form of a licence, including, for example, whether the licence is to include a photograph of the licensee; the giving of an information notice about a decision relating to an application; the duration of a licence, its renewal and the procedure for surrendering it; how and when the suitability of licensed animals and participants will be audited to decide if a licensed animal or participant continues to be suitable to be licensed; the grounds for taking disciplinary action relating to a licence— for matters dealt with in the rules of racing for the code of racing for which the licence is issued; or in the circumstance mentioned in subsection (2) for the licence; when and how a licence may be immediately suspended to protect the safety of persons or welfare of animals; how disciplinary action relating to a licence, other than immediate suspension, must be taken, including the following— the procedure for giving a licence holder notice of the grounds for taking the disciplinary action; the proposed disciplinary action; the way the licence holder may make submissions about the proposed disciplinary action; keeping a register of licences and correcting the register; exhibiting and producing a licence; replacing a lost licence; requiring a licence holder to give the commission notice of— a change of address; or a change to the place for the keeping of a licensed animal; or if the licence holder is a corporation—a change to the corporation’s executive officers; serving notices on licence holders; the fees payable to the commission, including fees payable in relation to licensing for each code of racing. (sec.65-ssec.2) The standard for a licensing scheme must also provide that, after auditing a licensed animal or participant, if the commission is not satisfied it is suitable to continue to be licensed, the commission must take disciplinary action relating to the licence. (sec.65-ssec.3) This section does not limit section 64 .