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RACING AND WAGERING ACT 2024 (NO 8 OF 2024) - SECT 86

Right of appeal

    (1)     A person may appeal a decision in respect of that person or an animal owned by that person made by:

    (a)     a steward of a race club; or

    (b)     a race club; or

    (c)     a race control body.

    (2)     Subject to subsection (3), an appeal of a decision made by a steward of a race club must be made to the race control body.

    (3)     An appeal of a decision made by a steward of a race club must be made to the Tribunal if the decision:

    (a)     imposes a fine greater than the amount prescribed by regulation; or

    (b)     imposes on a person a disqualification or suspension for a period longer than 3 months; or

    (c)     imposes on an animal a disqualification or suspension and includes a penalty or sanction on a person; or

    (d)     warns off the person for more than 12 race meetings; or

    (e)     imposes on the person a fine greater than the amount prescribed by regulation combined with a disqualification or suspension exceeding 1 month.

    (4)     An appeal of a decision made by a race club or a race control body must be made to the Tribunal.

    (5)     If 2 or more appeals arising out of the same incident or incidents are made to the Tribunal and to a race control body, the appeals must be heard by the Tribunal.



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