Racing Industry Act 2020

Introduction

“Making racing better and fairer for everyone”

This act aims to change the rules about racing in New Zealand. It wants to make sure the racing industry is run well and can keep going for a long time.

The act tries to make it easier for people to bet on horse races, dog races, and other sports events. It also wants to make sure that the money and property in the racing industry stays in the industry and is used in the best way possible to help everyone involved.

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This page was last updated on 15 April 2025

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS291909.

Highlights from this law

3: Purposes

This law explains what the Racing Industry Act 2020 aims to achieve

54: TAB New Zealand established

The law creates a new racing organisation called TAB New Zealand

9: Racing New Zealand established

A new team called Racing New Zealand is created to help different racing groups work together

15: Functions of racing codes

Racing codes look after different types of racing and help make sure everything runs smoothly

42: Racing Integrity Board established

A new group is formed to keep racing fair and honest

103: Purpose and overview

This section explains how overseas betting companies pay for using New Zealand racing and sports information

26: Transfer of surplus venue by agreement

Racing clubs can give away extra racecourses to their racing group

53A: Offence relating to unlawful destruction of specified greyhound

It's illegal to kill a racing greyhound or help someone else do it

Topics:

Money and consumer rights > Gambling Business > Industry rules

2: Commencement, or

"When different parts of the Racing Industry Act 2020 start working"

Racing Industry Act 2020

Reprint as at:: 2025-03-30
Assent:: 2020-06-30
Commencement:: see section 2

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

The purposes of this Act are to—
reform the law relating to New Zealand racing in order to—
1. provide effective governance arrangements for the racing industry; and
2. promote the long-term viability of New Zealand racing; and
3. facilitate betting on galloping, harness, and greyhound races, and other sporting events; and
4. ensure that the value of racing property is retained in the industry and is used for maximum industry benefit; and