29APower to set minimum standards for conduct of races and race meetings

29A Power to set minimum standards for conduct of races and race meetings

29A Power to set minimum standards for conduct of races and race meetings

(1) Racing NSW may set minimum standards in connection with the conduct by registered race clubs of races and race meetings, including minimum standards with respect to the following—

(a) racecourse design and construction,

(b) racecourse facilities and amenities (including facilities and amenities to be provided for patrons, such as grandstands and other patron amenities),

(c) racehorse training facilities,

(d) the financial management of race meetings, including the management of the costs of conducting race meetings,

(e) the fees and charges imposed by a race club in connection with races conducted by the race club,

(f) prize money paid on races conducted by a race club,

(g) starters, appearance and other fees paid by a race club,

(h) such other matters relating to the conduct of races and race meetings as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(2) Racing NSW may set minimum standards under this section in any one or more (or any combination) of the following ways—

(a) by a direction in writing to race clubs,

(b) as a condition of the registration of race clubs,

(c) as a condition of the allocation of the dates on which race clubs may conduct race meetings.

(3) Racing NSW is to consult with registered race clubs in relation to any proposal to set minimum standards under this section and in the course of that consultation must give a registered race club a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to make submissions on the proposal.

(4) Minimum standards may be set under this section even if they are inconsistent with a provision of a by-law under any Act. In the event of an inconsistency between minimum standards set under this section and a provision of such a by-law, those minimum standards prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

s 29A: Ins 2008 No 63, Sch 1 [28].