Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996

As soon as practicable after the commencement of this clause, the Minister is to call for nominations for the first membership of the AJCPC and RIPAC.

Nominations are to be in writing addressed to the Minister.

The Minister may give directions generally for facilitating the constitution of the first membership of the AJCPC and RIPAC.

The AJCPC and RIPAC are formally constituted for the purposes of this Act on a day (the constitution day) appointed by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette. The Minister can appoint a day as the constitution day even if all the members of the AJCPC or RIPAC have not been nominated by that day. Editorial note— Constitution day appointed for AJCPC: 18.10.1996—see Gazette No 117 of 18.10.1996, p 7065. Constitution day appointed for RIPAC: 23.8.1996—see Gazette No 97 of 23.8.1996, p 4932.

The terms of office of the first members of the AJCPC and RIPAC begin on the constitution day but the terms of office of those first members are extended by the period between the constitution day and the day appointed by the Minister under subclause (6).

The Minister may by notice published in the Gazette appoint a day as the day on which the AJCPC is fully operational for the purposes of this Act (even if the AJCPC has not assumed all of its functions by that date).