Western Australian Consolidated Acts

RACING PENALTIES (APPEALS) ACT 1990 - SECT 19

19 .         Disobedience to determinations of Tribunal

        (1)         RWWA and each steward, racing club, committee and other person affected by a determination of the Tribunal in relation to an appeal shall forthwith comply with any order made or direction given by the Tribunal to that person in respect of the determination and give effect to the determination within the time required by the Tribunal.

        (2)         Subject to subsection (3), the Chairperson has, in relation to —

            (a)         RWWA; or

            (aa)         a steward; or

            (b)         a racing club; or

            (c)         any committee; or

            (d)         other persons,

                guilty of disobedience to an order made or direction given by the member presiding at any Tribunal the same powers as are conferred on a Judge under the Supreme Court Act 1935 for punishing disobedience to an order of the Supreme Court.

        (3)         Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of disobedience to an order where proceedings have been commenced for an offence against section 20 or a provision of any other Act in respect of that disobedience.

        [Section 19 amended by No. 35 of 2003 s. 188.]