Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996

For the purpose of facilitating the appointment of the members of Racing NSW in accordance with section 6 as substituted by the 2008 further amending Act (referred to in this clause as the new members of Racing NSW) with effect from the commencement of that section—

the Selection Panel provided for by section 7 (as substituted by the 2008 further amending Act) may be established, and any function of the Selection Panel may be exercised, before that commencement as if the whole of the 2008 further amending Act had commenced on the date of assent to that Act, and

the Minister may appoint a Probity Adviser under section 7 (as substituted by the 2008 further amending Act), and any function of the Probity Adviser may be exercised, before that commencement as if the whole of the 2008 further amending Act had commenced on the date of assent to that Act, and

the Minister may, pursuant to a recommendation made by the Selection Panel before that commencement, appoint the new members of Racing NSW before that commencement, with the appointments to take effect on that commencement.

As soon as practicable after the commencement of this clause, the Minister is to establish the Selection Panel for the purpose of recommending persons for appointment as the new members of Racing NSW as provided by this clause and recommending their term of office.

Any period of office as a voting member of Racing NSW before the substitution of section 6 by the 2008 further amending Act counts as a period of office as an appointed member of Racing NSW for the purposes of section 6(4) (which provides that a person is not eligible to hold office as an appointed member of Racing NSW for more than 10 years in total).

Despite subclause (3) and section 6(4), a person holding office as a member of Racing NSW on the commencement of this clause can (if otherwise eligible) be appointed as a new member of Racing NSW for a period of up to 4 years. This subclause does not limit the operation of section 6(4) in relation to any subsequent appointment of the person as a member of Racing NSW.