Racing Integrity Amendment Bill 2022 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Racing Integrity Act 2016 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Racing Integrity Amendment Act 2022.

2 Commencement Part 3 and schedule 1, part 2 commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Act amended This Act amends the Racing Integrity Act 2016.

Part 2 Amendments commencing on assent

4 Amendment of s 39 (Offences by witnesses) (1) Section 39, heading, 'by witnesses'— omit, insert— relating to audits and investigations (2) Section 39, after subsection (1)— insert— (1A) A person who is given a notice under section 37 to attend an audit or investigation must not improperly influence, or attempt to improperly influence, someone else who the person knows has been given a notice under section 37 to attend the same audit or investigation. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (3) Section 39(2) and (3), 'the audit'— omit, insert— an audit (4) Section 39(5), 'Subsection (3) or (4)'— omit, insert— Subsection (4) or (5) (5) Section 39(1A) to (5)— renumber as section 39(2) to (6).

5 Amendment of s 65 (Standards for a licensing scheme—mandatory matters) (1) Section 65(1)(i)— omit, insert— (i) the grounds for taking disciplinary action relating to a licence— (i) for matters dealt with in the rules of racing for the code of racing for which the licence is issued; or (ii) in the circumstance mentioned in subsection (2) for the licence; (2) Section 65(1)(k)(ii) and (iii), before 'action'— insert— disciplinary

6 Amendment of s 79 (Requirements about applications) (1) Section 79(2)(b), 'the following'— omit, insert— each of the following (2) Section 79(2)(b)(i) and (c)(i)— omit. (3) Section 79(2)(b)(ii) and (iii)— renumber as section 79(2)(b)(i) and (ii). (4) Section 79(2)(c)(ii) and (iii)— renumber as section 79(2)(c)(i) and (ii).