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Racing Industry Act 2020

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15: Functions of racing codes

You could also call this:

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

Each racing code in New Zealand has important jobs to do. You might wonder what a racing code is. It’s an organisation that looks after a specific type of racing, like horse racing or greyhound racing.

These racing codes have to take care of many things. They watch over racing clubs and venues to make sure they’re doing well and keeping everyone safe. They make the rules for their type of racing and check that clubs are following these rules.

The racing codes also help make sure that everyone involved in racing can make a living from it. They use their money and resources to help racing in their area grow and get better.

Taking care of animals is a big part of their job too. They come up with ways to make sure the animals in their racing are treated well.

The racing codes share out money to the clubs that are part of their group. They also look after any extra places or things they own, and they can sell these if they need to.

These organisations do research and teach people about racing to help make it better in New Zealand. They work with TAB NZ, which is another important racing organisation, and they also work together with other racing codes.

When the racing codes do all these jobs, they have to be fair and follow the rules of natural justice. They also need to think about what’s good for the communities where racing happens.

The racing codes can do anything they need to do their jobs well, as long as it’s reasonable.

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Racing New Zealand, racing codes, and racing clubs: Racing codes

15Functions of racing codes

  1. The functions of each racing code are—

  2. to govern racing clubs, racing venues, and participants, including by—
    1. monitoring the performance and finances of those racing clubs and racing venues and their approach to managing risks to health and safety under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015:
      1. making racing rules (and any amendments to those rules) in relation to racing conducted by the code:
        1. approving the constitution of a racing club and any amendments to it before the constitution or amendments take effect:
          1. registering or licensing racing clubs, participants, horses, and greyhounds (as appropriate) in accordance with racing rules made by the code:
            1. taking measures to ensure adequate representation and involvement of small racing clubs in the code’s decision making:
            2. to develop and implement policies that are conducive to the overall economic development of racing conducted by the code and the economic wellbeing of people who, and organisations which, derive their livelihoods from that racing:
              1. to use its resources, including (without limitation) its financial, technical, physical, and human resources for purposes that, in the code’s opinion, will directly or indirectly benefit racing conducted by the code:
                1. to develop and implement animal welfare policies in respect of racing conducted by the code:
                  1. to distribute revenue received by the code to racing clubs registered with the code:
                    1. to manage any assets or surplus venues transferred to the code under subpart 2 of Part 2, including (without limitation) by selling or retaining any asset or surplus venue:
                      1. to undertake, or arrange for the undertaking of, research, development, and education for the benefit of New Zealand racing:
                        1. to enter into commercial agreements with TAB NZ:
                          1. to collaborate with the other racing codes to achieve the objectives of the racing industry as a whole:
                            1. to carry out any other functions that are necessary or desirable to assist the code in achieving its objectives.

                              1. Each racing code has and may exercise all the powers that may be reasonably necessary for carrying out its functions.

                              2. In carrying out its functions, each racing code must—

                              3. comply with the rules of natural justice; and
                                1. exhibit a sense of social responsibility by having regard to the interests of the communities in which it operates.

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