Greyhound Racing Act 2019
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PART 8 Control Committee and Appeal Committee - racing sanctions | ||
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Chapter 1 Control Committee | ||
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Jurisdiction of Control Committee and Appeal Committee | ||
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43. (1) The Control Committee and the Appeal Committee has the power under section 46 to determine matters in respect of sanction breaches of the Racing code. | ||
(2) A person who enters a greyhound in a greyhound race at a greyhound race track or at trial, trains greyhounds for the purposes of racing or trials, breeds or sells greyhounds for the purpose of greyhound racing or participates in greyhound racing is subject to the jurisdiction of the Control Committee and Appeal Committee in respect of any sanction breach of the Racing code which may result in the imposition of a racing sanction. | ||
(3) It is a condition of a greyhound race track licence, a course-betting permit or a licence, permit or approval (within the meaning of section 30 ), whether stated on the face of the licence, permit or approval or not, that the licensee or permit or approval holder is subject to the jurisdiction of the Control Committee and Appeal Committee in respect of any sanction breach of the Racing code which may result in the imposition of a racing sanction. | ||
(4) In this section “participates in greyhound racing”, in relation to a person, means— | ||
(a) the owner, trainer, agent, kennel hand or handler of a greyhound entered in a greyhound race at a greyhound race track, | ||
(b) a person who enters a greyhound in a greyhound race as agent for or on behalf of another and a person who causes another to enter a greyhound in a greyhound race on his or her behalf, | ||
(c) a person who presents a greyhound for sale or enters a greyhound at a trial, or | ||
(d) any person who is subject to the Racing code. | ||
(5) The Control Committee or the Appeal Committee may, following consultations with the Board, make procedural rules for the conduct of hearings and, if such rules are made, shall publish those rules. |