Racing Regulation 2023 (Qld)

Racing Regulation 2023

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Racing Regulation 2023.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2023.

Part 2 Funding of country thoroughbred race meetings

3 Prescribed amount— Act , s 12 For section 12(4) of the Act, definition prescribed amount, the amount is— (a) for the financial year starting on 1 July 2023—$20.4m; or (b) for any later financial year—the amount for the previous financial year, increased by the prescribed percentage and rounded to the nearest cent (rounding one-half upwards).

4 Prescribed percentage— Act , s 12 For section 12(4) of the Act, definition prescribed percentage, the percentage is 2%.

Part 3 Operational plans and policies

5 Requirements for operational plan— Act , s 98 (1) For section 98 of the Act, a control body's operational plan for a code of racing for a financial year must include a program to audit the suitability of licence holders for the code of racing to continue to be licensed for the financial year. Note— See also section 87(3) of the Act. (2) A program mentioned in subsection (1) must include the following— (a) the categories of licence holders being audited under the program; (b) the focus of the audits for each category of licence holder; (c) the number of audits planned for each category of licence holder. (3) Subsection (4) applies if, as a result of auditing licence holders, the control body identifies an issue about the suitability of licence holders to continue to be licensed that is not within the focus of the audits. (4) The program for the next financial year must include a summary of the issue and state whether the issue is addressed by the program.