Victorian Current Acts

RACING ACT 1958 - SECT 95H

    (1)     The Integrity Board has the following functions—

        (a)     to oversee relationships between the controlling bodies of Racing Victoria, Greyhound Racing Victoria and Harness Racing Victoria and their integrity staff;

        (b)     to endorse an annual integrity plan for each controlling body;

        (c)     to review and provide recommendations related to integrity resourcing and the integrity budgets of each controlling body;

        (d)     to advise and make recommendations to the controlling bodies relating to—

              (i)     integrity policy; and

              (ii)     participant licensing policies; and

              (iii)     licensing procedures;

        (e)     to review proposals for new or amended rules of racing as they relate to integrity and make recommendations in relation to the rules as they relate to integrity;

        (f)     to receive complaints made by a member or a Director of a board of a controlling body, an integrity manager (however designated) or the Chief Steward or Deputy Chief Steward about integrity issues within a controlling body;

        (g)     subject to section 95N, to refer complaints made by a person referred to in paragraph (f) to the Racing Integrity Commissioner for investigation or investigate complaints not within the powers of the Racing Integrity Commissioner;

        (h)     to liaise with the Racing Integrity Commissioner and external agencies regarding integrity matters;

              (i)     to maintain an effective working relationship with the boards of the controlling bodies;

        (j)     to consider and provide direction in relation to any form of disciplinary action that a controlling body proposes to take against a senior member of an integrity department in relation to internal integrity matters;

        (k)     to oversee the development of a memorandum of understanding or a shared services agreement between the controlling bodies;

        (l)     issue directions to controlling bodies regarding integrity matters.

    (2)     The Integrity Board has any other functions conferred on it by or under this Act or any other Act.

    (3)     The Integrity Board has power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions.

S. 95HA inserted by No. 2/2022 s. 25.