Queensland Consolidated Acts

RACING ACT 2002 - SECT 34

(1) A control body may do any of the following for its code of racing—

(a) license animals, clubs, participants and venues that are suitable to be licensed for the code;

(b) assess the performance of licensed animals, clubs, participants and venues to ensure the animals, clubs, participants and venues continue to be suitable to be licensed;

(c) prepare and implement plans and strategies for developing, promoting and marketing the commercial operations of the code;

(d) encourage and facilitate the development of ancillary racing activities for the code, including, for example, the breeding and training of animals;

(e) establish, manage and fund a facility or process for the education and training of persons who wish to be licensed by the control body or who otherwise participate in the code;

(f) distribute an amount—

(i) as prize money for races; or

(ii) to a licensed club, on conditions the control body considers appropriate, for a purpose relating to the operations of the club; or

(iii) for undertaking research and analysis for the code;

(g) make decisions about, and, on conditions the control body considers appropriate, allocate funding for, venue development and other infrastructure relevant to the code;

(h) enter into reciprocal arrangements with entities in other States, or in countries other than Australia, that have similar powers to the control body for recognising—

(i) the licensing, however described, of animals, clubs, participants and venues for animal racing; and

(ii) the activities conducted by, or under the control of, the entities in the other States or the countries; and

(iii) the cancellation or suspension of a licence, however described; and

(iv) the disqualification of a person who held a licence, however described; and

(v) another matter or thing relating to managing the control body's code of racing;

(i) issue race information authorities under section 113E(1);

(j) establish committees or other entities responsible for providing advice to, and carrying out administrative functions for, the control body in relation to non-TABQ races.

(2) To the extent a control body believes necessary or desirable for performing the control body's function, the control body may, by notice given to a licensed club, give a direction to the club (a control body direction) relating to—

(a) the operations of the club, including, for example, matters in relation to the licensed club's assets; or

(b) a licensed venue for which the club is the licence holder.

(3) A control body direction may require a licensed club to do something or to refrain from doing something.

(4) As mentioned in section 101(1)(a), if the licensed club is not complying, or has not complied with the control body direction, the control body may suspend or cancel the club's licence.

(5) In this section—

non-TABQ races means races on which the TABQ does not, or is unlikely to, offer wagering.