New Zealand Gazette – 2009 – No. 144

Page 3455

✨ Racing Prohibition Provisions



30 SEPTEMBER 2009 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144 3455

THIRD SCHEDULE

(Rule 525(2)(c)(vi))

Prohibition Provisions

Rules Pursuant to Section 34 of the Racing Act 2003

  1. Interpretation – In this schedule:

    (a) Racecourse, racing rules, racing code, and racing betting each has the same meaning ascribed to it in section 5 of the Racing Act 2003;

    (b) Bookmaker has the same meaning ascribed to it in section 4 of the Gambling Act 2003;

    (c) Exemptions Committee means a committee comprising of the Chief Executive or General Manager of each racing code and a Chairman appointed by the racing codes;

    and

    (d) References to any Act include references to any subsequent Act consolidating or in substitution of it.

  2. Prohibited persons – For the purpose of maintaining public confidence in the conduct of racing and the integrity of racing betting:

    (a) Persons (other than eligible individuals under the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 and those persons to which 2(b) applies) of the classes described in Category 1 are excluded absolutely from entering any racecourse to which section 34 of the Racing Act 2003 applies; and

    (b) Persons (other than eligible individuals under the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004) of the classes described in Category 2 are excluded for a period of two years from the date of conviction from entering any racecourse to which section 34 of the Racing Act 2003 applies.

  3. Exemptions –

    (a) Any person excluded under Rule 2 hereof from entering a racecourse may apply in writing to the Exemptions Committee to be exempted wholly or in part from that prohibition.

    (b) The Exemptions Committee may grant an exemption in whole or in part if it is satisfied that, having regard to the exceptional circumstances of the particular individual, doing so will not compromise the maintenance of public confidence in the conduct of racing and the integrity of racing betting.

Category 1

Classes of person excluded absolutely from entering any racecourse under Rule 2(a) –

Racing Disqualifications

(a) Disqualified persons under the racing rules made by racing codes;

(b) Persons who are disqualified or prohibited by racing authorities in any country outside New Zealand having reciprocal agreements with one or more of the racing codes;

Bookmaking, Betting and Racing

(c) Bookmakers and persons acting as bookmakers agents but not persons lawfully acting as bookmakers or bookmakers agents in any country outside New Zealand;

(d) Persons convicted (whether before or after the commencement of these rules) of any offence or infringement offence under the Gambling Act 2003, the Gaming Act 1908 or under Part II of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977;

(e) Persons convicted (whether before or after the commencement of these rules) of any offence under the Racing Act 2003 or the Racing Act 1971;



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