Practice directions

This Practice Direction shall apply to all review applications under s252AG(a) of the Racing Integrity Act 2016 (“the Act”) which relate to a racing decision of a steward to take disqualification action against a person.

1. Within 3 business days of the making of the application under s252AB(2) of the Act, the Applicant must lodge with the Registry a written outline of argument and provide a copy of that outline to the Respondent to the Application.
2. The outline of argument shall:
   1. provide a concise summary of the argument in dot point form
   2. identify any relevant authority or legislative provisions
   3. not exceed 4 pages in length
   4. provide a chronology of relevant events where appropriate.
3. Within 3 business days after receipt of the Applicant’s outline, the Respondent to the Application must lodge with the Registry a written outline of its argument and provide a copy of that outline to the Applicant.
4. The Respondents outline of argument shall:
   1. provide a concise summary of the argument in dot point form
   2. identify any relevant authority or legislative provisions
   3. not exceed 4 pages in length
   4. provide a chronology of relevant events where appropriate.
5. Any outline of argument in reply must be lodged with the Registry and provided to the other party within 2 business days thereafter.

View the signed Practice Direction.

This Practice Direction shall have application in all matters where a party to a Review Application intends to apply to the Panel pursuant to s252AK of the Racing Integrity Act 2016 (“the Act”) for a notice requiring a person to attend a hearing to give evidence or to produce a document or other thing at a hearing.

1. No later than 5 business days prior to the date appointed for the hearing of the review the party making the Application must provide to the Registry:
   1. full details of the address and other contact details of the person required to attend to give evidence or to produce a document or other thing under s252AK(1)
   2. in the case of a person required to attend to give evidence, a concise summary in dot point form of the information had by the person which is required for consideration of the Review Application
   3. in the case of a person required to produce a document or other thing, a concise summary in dot point form of the information contained within the document or thing which is required for consideration of the Review Application.
2. The responsibility for service of the notice shall lie with the party who makes the Application.
3. If the Panel should decline to issue the Notice sought by the party, then the Chairperson or Acting Chairperson must cause a note setting out the reasons for the Panel’s decision to be placed on the Registry file.

View the signed Practice Direction.