Randwick Racecourse By-law 1981

This By-law is the Randwick Racecourse By-law 1981.

The by-laws made under the Act and in force immediately before this By-law takes effect are hereby repealed.

In this By-law:

AJC has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

Club means the merged racing club within the meaning of the Act.

club rules has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

Curator means the person appointed by the Club as Curator of the Racecourse or, in his or her absence, any person authorised by the Club to act as Curator of the Racecourse.

former AJC has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

member, in relation to the Club, means a person who is a member of the Club, as determined from time to time by its club rules.

officer means any person employed by the Club who has been issued by the Club with an official’s pass.

race day means any day set aside for the holding of a race-meeting.

Racecourse has the same meaning as Randwick Racecourse has in the Act.

race-meeting means a meeting for horse-racing held at the Racecourse.

Secretary/General Manager means the Secretary/General Manager of the Club.

STC has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

the Act means the Australian Jockey and Sydney Turf Clubs Merger Act 2010.

A reference in this By-law to a member includes, for the period of 12 months commencing on the day on which this subclause commences, a reference to a person who, although not a member of the Club, was a member of the AJC or STC immediately before the merger finalisation day (within the meaning of the Act).

Notes included in this By-law do not form part of this By-law.

The Racecourses (General) By-law 1990 applies to the racecourses owned or controlled by the Club that were previously owned or controlled by the STC.

Note—

The Racecourse was previously leased by the AJC.

A person shall not be entitled to admission to any part of the Racecourse on a race day, except on:

production of:

his badge of membership of the Club,

a casual visitor’s ticket issued by the Club,

a guest badge issued by the Club, or

any other badge or ticket issued or recognised by the Club, for the purpose of entitling the bearer to be admitted to the Racecourse,

payment of the rate, toll or charge prescribed in relation to that part.

The following rates, tolls and charges are prescribed in relation to admission to the Racecourse:

$

Admission to the Racecourse, per person

1.00

Admission to the Racecourse, per vehicle

1.00

Admission to the Grandstand and Saddling Paddock on a day other than the day on which the Sydney Cup, the A.J.C. Derby or the Doncaster, Epsom or Metropolitan Handicap is run, per person

4.00

Admission to the Grandstand and Saddling Paddock on a day on which the Sydney Cup, the A.J.C. Derby or the Doncaster, Epsom or Metropolitan Handicap is run, per person

5.00

Admission to the St Leger Reserve on a day other than a day on which the Sydney Cup, the A.J.C. Derby or the Doncaster, Epsom or Metropolitan Handicap is run, per person

2.00

Admission to the St Leger on a day on which the Sydney Cup, the A.J.C. Derby or the Doncaster, Epsom or Metropolitan Handicap is run, per person

2.50

The Club may, at its discretion, waive payment of any of the rates, tolls and charges prescribed by subclause (1).

Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this By-law, the following persons shall not, except with the permission of the Club, enter the Racecourse:

any person who has been guilty of any malpractice or dishonourable conduct in connection with horse-racing or who is found by the Club to be so guilty,

any person:

found by the Club to be a defaulter in bets, or

posted as a defaulter in bets by any club or body recognised for that purpose by the Club,

any person who is disqualified or warned off under the Rules of Racing (within the meaning of the Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996),

any person who is suspended or has been expelled from membership of the former AJC, the AJC, the STC or the Club, or

any other person who, in the opinion of the Club, is not a desirable person to be admitted to the Racecourse.

Except as provided in clause (2), a person shall not enter the Racecourse on a day other than a race day without the prior consent of the Club or a person authorised in that behalf by the Club.

A member, officer or person having business with a horse in training at the Racecourse may, subject to this By-law, enter the Racecourse at any time on a day other than a race day.

A person shall not use the training grounds of the Racecourse without the permission of the Club, the Secretary/General Manager or the Curator.

Any permission given under subclause (1) may be revoked or varied at any time by any person by whom the permission may be given.

The rates or charges for the use of the training grounds of the Racecourse shall be such sums as may be determined from time to time by the Club.

Notwithstanding the terms of any rental or hiring agreement, a person renting or hiring any portion of the Racecourse shall abide by any order of the Club or officer authorised in that behalf by the Club.

A person shall not enter:

the judge’s box at the time horses are prepared to start or are running in a race, unless he is:

the judge of the race,

an assistant to the judge, or

a steward of the Club,

the weighing room without the prior consent of a steward of the Club, unless he is:

a director or the Secretary/General Manager of the Club,

an officer, or

a jockey who has a riding engagement on that day at the Racecourse,

the jockeys’ room, unless he is:

a director or the Secretary/General Manager of the Club authorised for that purpose by the Club,

an officer authorised for that purpose by the Club, or

a jockey who has a riding engagement on that day at the Racecourse, or

the saddling enclosure, unless he is:

a director or the Secretary/General Manager of the Club,

a person authorised for that purpose by the Club,

an officer,

a person, authorised for that purpose by the Club, who is engaged in reporting or commenting upon a horse-race or race-meeting for dissemination through a public news medium, or

an owner or trainer of a horse which is in the enclosure.

A person shall not, while upon any part of the Racecourse:

without the permission of the Club, cross any part of the Course Proper at any time during a race meeting,

assault any person,

be drunk or disorderly,

use profane, indecent or obscene language,

behave improperly or riotously,

hawk or sell, or attempt to hawk or sell, goods for a charity or institution, or an alleged charity or institution, without the prior permission in writing of the Club,

climb or jump over any fence or gate,

break, damage or destroy any fence, gate or other property of the Club,

uproot, damage or destroy any plant or flower,

do or say anything calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, or

do or say anything calculated to hinder or interfere with the proper progress of any race-meeting or other event taking place at the Racecourse.