Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person is not
eligible to be appointed, nominated or selected as a director under
section 8, or as a member of a selection panel under section 11, if
the person is —
(a)
under the age of 18 years;
(b) a
member of staff of RWWA (not including the CEO);
(c) a
RWWA agent or a person employed in a RWWA agency;
(d) an
employee or officer of a racing club;
(e) an
employee or officer of a body declared to be an eligible body under
section 12;
(f)
licensed under the Betting Control Act 1954 ;
(g)
currently warned off or disqualified under this Act;
(h) a
person whose name is currently on the Forfeits List under the Australian Rules
of Racing or the Unpaid Forfeits List under the Rules of Harness Racing or who
is currently declared a defaulter under the Rules of Greyhound Racing;
(i)
a person who has been refused a licence under
section 14 of this Act or has had a licence revoked under
section 109K(3) of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 ; or
(j)
disqualified from managing corporations under Part 2D.6 of the
Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), a person is also not eligible to be selected as a
director under section 8(1)(e) if the person is or has been, at any time
during the preceding 2 years, a member of the committee of a racing club
or the holder of an office on the governing body of a body declared to be an
eligible body under section 12.
(3) If a member of the
committee of a racing club or the holder of an office on the governing body of
a body declared to be an eligible body under section 12 is appointed or
nominated as a director or member of a selection panel, that person cannot
take office as a director or member of a selection panel until he or she has
resigned from, or otherwise ceased to hold, office as a member of the
committee or office holder of the governing body.
[Section 10 amended by No. 35 of 2003
s. 174(2).]