Page 6 - Australian Racing Board - Fact Book 2011/12

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AUSTRALIAN RULES OF RACING
TheAustralian Racing Board is the only authority that is empowered to
make theAustralian Rules of Racing which for more than a century have
provided common practices, conditions and integrity standards for racing
throughout Australia.
The individual State andTerritory racing administrations may make Local
Rules for specific local conditions provided that they are not inconsistent
with the principles established by theAustralian Rules.
Broadly described, there are nine parts to the Australian Rules of Racing:
i. Interpretation
ii. Stewards
(Providing for the appointment, functions and powers of the
Stewards)
iii. Registration
(Providing for the registration of race clubs and race meetings
and the appointment, functions and powers of the Registrar of
Racehorses)
iv. Race meetings
(Providing uniform conditions for the conduct of race meetings
including nominations and acceptances, stakes and forfeits, weight
penalties and allowances, scratching, weighing out and weighing in,
starting, running, judging and protests)
v. Licensing
(Providing for the licensing of jockeys, apprentice jockeys, amateur
riders and trainers, their movement between States and outside
Australia, apprentices allowances, rider safety)
vi. Syndicates
(Regulating the formation, conduct and termination of racing
syndicates)
vii. Offences
(Proscribing dishonest, corrupt, fraudulent, improper or
dishonourable actions or practices in connection with racing,
including setting out the regime relating to prohibited substances)
viii. Penalties
(Providing the penalties of fines, suspension, disqualification,
warning off)
ix. Constitutional
(Providing the structure, powers and functions of the Australian
Racing Board)
The major benefits of the Australian Rules have been:
(i) Free traffic between States.
Uniform rules allow horses, trainers and jockeys to move freely
between States.
(ii) Mutual recognition of disciplinary and protective action.
TheAustralian Rules provide a disciplinary code that has been
tested to the level of the Privy Council, and allow mutual
recognition of disciplinary and protective actions across the
Commonwealth and internationally.
(iii) International
Racing and wagering are globalising rapidly.The Australian Rules
are recognised by international racing authorities and wagering
operators.
Principal RacingAuthorities
The Australian Racing Board’s membership consists of the six State
and two Territory racing authorities, which are recognised by the
Australian Rules as Principal Racing Authorities.
The Principal Racing Authorities in each State and Territory are as
follows:
New SouthWales Racing NSW
Victoria RacingVictoria Limited
Queensland Racing Queensland Limited
Western Australia Racing &WageringWestern Australia
South Australia Thoroughbred Racing S.A. Limited
Northern Territory Thoroughbred Racing NT
Tasmania Tasracing
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Racing Club Inc.
In discharging its responsibility for the control and supervision of
thoroughbred racing in its State or Territory each of these bodies has
such functions as:
• Registering and supervising race clubs
• Licensing trainers, jockeys, bookmakers, bookmakers’ clerks and
other industry participants
• Handicapping
• Industry Marketing
• Industry Publications
• Administration of industry funding
• Appointing Stewards’ panels to apply the Rules of Racing
• Industry strategic planning
Major RacingAssociations
Major Racing Associations are bodies that represent a number of race
clubs within a specific a region, usually a group of non-metropolitan
race clubs within a State.The Major Racing Associations in each State
and Territory are as follows:
New SouthWales Provincial Racing Association of
NSW Racing NSW Country
Victoria Country RacingVictoria Inc
Queensland Queensland Country Racing
Committee
Western Australia WA Provincial Racing Association
Country Racing Association ofWA
South Australia SouthAustralian Racing Clubs Council
The roles of these bodies include:
• To provide collective representation on behalf of race clubs to
Principal Racing Authorities
• Encourage participation and provide benefits from racing for
members, owners, on-course and off-course customers, and
industry participants within their jurisdiction
• Develop relationships with other industry bodies
• Maintaining and enhance racing and training facilities
• Maintaining and enhance customer service and facilities
Australian Thoroughbred