Jumps racing prohibited
12 Jumps racing prohibited
A person must not organise, promote or participate in, or participate in organising or promoting, jumps racing.
Maximum penalty:
in the case of a body corporate—$500 000;
in the case of an individual—$100 000 or imprisonment for
5 years.
However, nothing in subsection (1) prevents a person from—
organising, promoting or participating in, or participating in organising or promoting, equestrian eventing, show jumping or a cross‑country event; or
jumping a horse, or requiring a person to jump a horse, over an obstacle other than in the course of a horse race; or
Example—
Training or preparation of a horse that includes jumping an obstacle.
publishing the field of horses competing in jumps racing held in another State or a Territory, or overseas; or
advertising jumps racing held in another State or a Territory, or allowing images or audio of such racing to be shown or heard.
In this section—
jumps racing means a steeplechase or hurdle race involving the racing of horses.
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