RACING AND WAGERING
WESTERN AUSTRALIA — HARNESS RACING
728. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the
Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I refer to the Harness Racing Owners'
Association of Western Australia.
(1) Is it an eligible body under the
Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003?
(2) If
yes to (1), is it eligible to vote for the harness racing nomination for
the RWWA board?
(3) How many members does it have?
(4) Is it a constitutional organisation;
how is this verified and please table the verification?
(5) If it is not
considered a constitutional organisation, is it able to be listed as an
eligible body and therefore eligible to vote?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Racing and
Gaming.
(1) Yes. Section 12 of the Racing and Wagering Western
Australia Act 2003 stipulates that Racing and Wagering Western Australia
is to declare which bodies are eligible bodies and by what process they are to
be appointed.
(2) Yes.
(3) It
has 110 members.
(4) No.
(5) Yes. It is
listed as a prescribed body under the Racing and Wagering Western Australia
Regulations 2003 for the purpose of consultation and it represents a stakeholder
group in WA harness racing and is therefore considered by the RWWA board to be
an eligible body. The RWWA board is responsible for determining eligible
bodies.