Racing Industry Act 2020

Racing - Racing integrity system - Racing rules

37: Racing rules

You could also call this:

“Rules that control how races are run and what everyone involved must do”

You need to know about racing rules in New Zealand. Each type of racing, like horse racing or greyhound racing, must make and keep rules about how their races are run. These are called racing codes.

When making these rules, the racing codes must talk to TAB NZ and the Racing Integrity Board. The Racing Integrity Board must agree to any rules that affect how they check if people are following the rules or how they judge if someone has broken the rules.

If there’s a special agreement between the racing codes and TAB NZ about making rules, they must follow that agreement. But they still need to talk to the Racing Integrity Board about new rules or changes to rules.

The racing rules can cover many things. They can say what race officials can do, how to take care of horses and greyhounds, who can train or ride horses, how to register animals for racing, how to run race meetings safely, how prize money works, and what happens if someone breaks the rules.

Every racing club and person involved in racing must follow these rules.

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Racing integrity system: Racing rules

37Racing rules

  1. Each racing code must make, and maintain in force, rules regulating the conduct of racing by the code.

  2. In making rules under subsection (1), each racing code must consult TAB NZ and the Racing Integrity Board.

  3. In addition, the Racing Integrity Board must approve any rules made by a racing code under subsection (1) that affect the compliance or adjudication functions of the Board set out in section 44(1)(a) to (f).

  4. However, if there is a commercial agreement between each racing code or all racing codes and TAB NZ that provides for the involvement of TAB NZ in making racing rules,—

  5. each racing code and TAB NZ must comply with the provisions of that agreement instead of subsection (2); but
    1. each racing code must also consult the Racing Integrity Board about the making or changing of those rules, and subsection (3) continues to apply.
      1. Without limiting subsection (1), racing rules may provide for—

      2. the functions, duties, and powers of stipendiary stewards and racing investigators; and
        1. matters relating to the breeding, care, and welfare of horses and greyhounds; and
          1. the licensing of trainers, jockeys, drivers, and apprentices, and related matters; and
            1. the registration of horses, greyhounds, syndicates, and colours; and
              1. the conduct and control of race meetings, including managing risks to health and safety; and
                1. prize money and other stakes, programmes, entries, withdrawals, weights, penalties, handicapping, allowances, weighing, starting, and running; and
                  1. penalties for breaches of the rules; and
                    1. determinations and appeals; and
                      1. disqualifications and suspensions; and
                        1. any other matters relating to the conduct of races and racing that the racing code thinks fit.
                          1. Each racing club and participant must comply with relevant racing rules.

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