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(iv) any other similar reason.
(2) A person who wishes to apply to the Judicial Committee for a rehearing of any proceeding must file a written application setting out the grounds on which a rehearing is sought with the Chairperson of the Judicial Committee not later than:
(a) thirty minutes after the last Race or fifteen minutes after the last proceeding is heard, whichever is later, on the day of the Race Meeting at which the proceeding for which a rehearing is sought was determined, if the proceeding was determined during a Race Meeting; or
(b) 24 hours after the proceeding was determined, if the proceeding was determined otherwise than during a Race Meeting.
(3) On receipt of the written application filed pursuant to sub-Rule (2) of this Rule a Judicial Committee shall determine whether to rehear the proceeding. A Judicial Committee shall not rehear any proceeding if:
(a) the proceeding was heard during a Race Meeting and the issue to be determined concerned whether or not to disqualify or relegate a horse on account of something that happened during the running of a Race;
(b) the proceeding was one to which Rule 642 of these Rules apply; or
(c) the proceeding concerned any matter of fact in connection with weighing, a start in front of the post or on the wrong course, or before the appointed time, or in connection with the running of a Race over the wrong distance.
924 A decision of a Judicial Committee to or not to rehear any proceeding shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal.
925 (1) A rehearing shall be heard and determined by the same Judicial Committee, unless the Chairperson of the Judicial Control Authority directs otherwise.
(2) The Judicial Committee shall conduct any rehearing as it thinks fit and the provision of these Rules governing the conduct of hearings shall apply (with any necessary modification) as if the rehearing were an original hearing.
(3) At any rehearing the Judicial Committee may:
(a) confirm, set aside, or amend the finding, order or decision made at the original hearing; or
(b) substitute in place of the finding, order or decision made at the original hearing any other finding, order or decision (including a decision imposing a penalty and/or costs) permitted by these Rules in respect of the particular proceeding.
(4) The application for rehearing shall not operate as a stay of proceedings unless the Judicial Committee so orders.
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