Queensland Consolidated Acts

RACING ACT 2002 - SECT 7

(1) The main purposes of this chapter are—

(a) to establish a process by which an eligible corporation may be approved as the control body for a code of racing with responsibility for managing the code, including the involvement of animals, clubs, participants and venues in the code; and

(b) to provide for the relationships among the Minister, the chief executive and the control body in relation to the approval of the control body and the code of racing.

(2) Generally, the main purposes of this chapter are achieved by providing for the following—

(a) criteria defining eligible corporations and eligible individuals to establish which corporations may apply for approval as a control body;

(b) requirements for each approval applicant for a code of racing or proposed code of racing;

(c) assessment procedures relating to an approval application, requirements to investigate business associates and executive associates of the approval applicant, including, for example, obtaining their fingerprints and criminal histories;

(d) powers and obligations of a control body for its code of racing, including obligations to implement plans forming part of the approval application;

(e) reporting requirements that apply to a control body and mechanisms for the Minister to monitor and discipline a control body, including by giving directions to or auditing a control body or taking disciplinary action relating to the approval of a control body.

(3) This chapter also provides for offences relevant to matters dealt with in the chapter.