Racing Act 2002 (Qld)

Racing Act 2002

An Act to provide for the management, operation, development and promotion of the racing industry in Queensland

Chapter 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Racing Act 2002.

2 Commencement (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. (2) Section 398(1) and schedule 2, part 1, in relation to the amendment of the Racing and Betting Amendment Act (No. 2) 2001, are taken to have commenced on 4 April 2002.

3 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State and, as far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. (2) Nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

4 Main purpose of Act (1) The main purpose of this Act is to provide for control bodies to manage, operate, develop and promote codes of racing in a way that ensures public confidence in the racing industry in Queensland. (2) The main purpose is primarily achieved through the establishment of— (a) the Racing Queensland Board as the control body for the thoroughbred, harness and greyhound codes of racing; and (b) a process by which an eligible corporation may be approved as a control body for another code of racing; and (c) a framework for how all control bodies are to undertake the management, operation, development and promotion of codes of racing, including the licensing of clubs and venues in the code; and (d) a cooperative approach among entities under this Act with the commission.

5 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

Chapter 2 Control bodies to manage codes of racing

Part 1 Racing Queensland Board