Racing Act 2002

This section applies if the Minister believes that, for 1 or more of the following reasons, it is necessary to give a control body a direction under this section—

to ensure public confidence in the integrity of the Queensland racing industry;

to ensure the control body is managing its code of racing in the interests of the code;

to ensure the welfare of licensed animals;

to ensure the control body’s actions are accountable and its decision-making processes are transparent;

to ensure the control body’s rules of racing have sufficient regard to the rights and liberties of individuals as mentioned in the Legislative Standards Act 1992, section 4(3).

The Minister may, by notice given to the control body, direct the control body to do 1 or more of the following and take into account matters stated in the direction—

make a new policy about a matter;

review an existing policy;

make rules of racing about a matter;

review existing rules of racing.

The notice must state a date by which the direction must be complied with.

The date stated must be reasonable having regard to the nature of the matters to be done under the direction.