Racing Integrity Act 2016

A person identified in a report may ask the commission, in writing—

not to publish any personal information about the person contained in the report; or

if the information has been published—to remove the information from the commission’s website.

Before giving a report to the commission, the race day steward who prepared the report must tell each person identified in the report—

that the person may ask the commission not to publish personal information about the person contained in the report; and

the requirements that apply, under this section, to the steward and commission in relation to the request.

If a person identified in a report tells the race day steward who prepared the report that the person intends to make a request under subsection (1)—

the steward must tell the commission of that fact when giving the report to the commission; and

the commission must not publish any personal information about the person contained in the report for at least 7 days after the day the report is given to the commission.

If the commission receives a request under subsection (1) after publishing the personal information to which the request relates, the commission must remove the information from its website while the commission considers the request.

For considering a request under subsection (1), the commission must not publish personal information if the commission is reasonably satisfied the information should not be made publicly available based on a non-disclosure ground.

In this section—publish means publish on the commission’s website.report means a race day report or inquiry report within the meaning of section 256A.