Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996

Racing NSW may impose any sanction authorised by this section on a registered race club that Racing NSW is satisfied has—

failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a minimum standard set under section 29A, or

failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction given to the race club under section 29B, or

failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a condition of the registration of the race club (other than a minimum standard set under section 29A).

Each of the following sanctions is a sanction that Racing NSW may impose under this section—

a public admonishment of the race club,

a requirement that the race club pay to Racing NSW a civil penalty of up to 50 penalty units (or up to 100 penalty units if the contravention or failure is the second or a subsequent contravention or failure for which a civil penalty has been imposed on the race club under this section),

suspension or cancellation of the race club’s registration.

Racing NSW is not to impose a sanction under this section without first giving the registered race club concerned notice in writing of the proposed sanction and a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to make submissions about the matter.

Subsection (3) does not apply in respect of the imposition of a sanction if Racing NSW is satisfied that the sanction must be imposed as a matter of urgency because the contravention or failure concerned poses a significant threat—

to public health or safety, or

to the financial wellbeing of the horse racing industry as a whole in New South Wales.

A sanction is imposed by giving notice in writing of the decision to impose the sanction to the race club concerned.

A civil penalty imposed under this section may be recovered by Racing NSW as a debt.