New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HARNESS RACING ACT 2009 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"eligible industry body" means a body determined to be an eligible industry body for the time being under section 32 (2).
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"GRNSW" means Greyhound Racing New South Wales constituted by the Greyhound Racing Act 2009 .
"harness racing" means pacing or trotting.
"harness racing club" includes any body or other association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated and whether registered or not, promoting, conducting or controlling, or formed for promoting, conducting or controlling, a harness racing meeting or harness racing meetings.
"harness racing meeting" has the same meaning as meeting for harness racing has in section 4 of the Racing Administration Act 1998 .
"HRICG" means the Harness Racing Industry Consultation Group established by this Act.
"HRNSW" means Harness Racing New South Wales constituted by this Act.
"Integrity Auditor" means the Harness Racing Integrity Auditor appointed under this Act.
"racing official" means a member of HRNSW, the chief executive officer of HRNSW, a steward appointed by HRNSW or any other member of staff of HRNSW.
"rule" means a rule made under this Act.
"Selection Panel" means the Selection Panel established under section 7.

(2) A reference in this Act to a "person associated with harness racing" is a reference to the following:

(a) a person who handles horses at a harness race,

(b) a bookmaker’s clerk,

(c) a breeder of horses for harness racing,

(d) a person who is an officer or employee of a harness racing club or is otherwise concerned in the management or control of any such club,

(e) any other person of a class prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

(3) Unless the regulations otherwise provide, a reference in any provision of this Act:

(a) to registration includes a reference to licence, and

(b) to register includes a reference to license, and

(c) to registered includes a reference to licensed.

(4) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.