Appeals may be lodged with the Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board:
against a decision of Tasracing Pty Ltd or a registered club to issue a person with a warning-off notice or an exclusion notice;
against a decision of stewards to impose a fine, suspension or disqualification;
against a decision of Tasracing to cancel or refuse a licence, or to impose certain licence conditions;
if a person is in dispute with a bookmaker with regard to a betting dispute.
Information and Forms
Appeal application form - decisions of Stewards (236Kb)
Appeal form - decisions of Director of Racing (194Kb)
Suspension of penalties pending appeals
The power to issue a suspension is provided for within Section 85 of the Racing Regulation and Integrity Act 2024 ('the Act'). This section falls within 'Division 4 - Conduct of appeals before TRAB' (within 'Part 6 - Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board').
Section 81 of the Act 'Hearing of appeals' falls within that same division and as such directs the Chairperson on the process of how to proceed when considering the requisite matters stipulated in ss 85(1) and/or (2).
When lodging a notice of appeal with the Secretary to the TRAB (per s 78 of the Act) the appellant is to state in writting their request for suspension of the operation of a decision or a penalty pending the hearing and determination of an appeal (i.e. a stay) and the reasons why such suspension is requested.
On receipt of such request the Secretary to the TRAB will request from the decision maker a written response to the appellant's request.
In addition both parties, in regard to the issue of suspension, are to confirm in writing whether they will be seeking leave to provide any further information and/or requesting a listing of the matter so as to make any further representations in person to the Chairperson.
It is recoginsed that at the stage at which an appellant is lodging a notice of appeal with the Secretary to the TRAB there is likely to be a paucity of material available or agreement as to the material regarding:
the information provided to and/or considered by the decision maker (i.e. no transcript of initial inquiry) and;
the basis on which the decision was made (i.e. no published reasons issued by the decision maker).
The appellant and decision makers are encouraged to use their best endeavours to provide as much relevant information as is available to the Secretary at this stage of request.
further information may be sought from the Chairperson,
the request may be determined 'on the papers',
the Chairperson may list a request for suspension for case management or hearing with (short) notice to the parties