No. 3346SUPPLEMENTARY GAZETTETHE SOUTH AUSTRALIANGOVERNMENT GAZETTEPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYALL PUBLIC ACTS appearing in this GAZETTE are to be considered official, and obeyed as suchADELAIDE, MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 199911 October 1999THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE1625RULES UNDER THE RACING ACT 1976PURSUANT to the Racing Act 1976, the South Australian Harness Racing Authority makes the following Rules:The Common Seal of the South Australian Harness Racing Authority was affixed hereto on 18 August 1999 in the presence of:(l.s.)B. Grant, Deputy ChairK. Bartlett, Authority MemberPursuant to Section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, I certify that, in my opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that the following Rules come into operation as set out below.Iain Evans, Minister for Recreation, Sport and RacingSummary of ContentsCitation1.These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the South Australian Harness Racing Authority.Commencement2.These Rules will come into operation on 1 October 1999.Revocation3.The South Australian Harness Racing Board Rules of Harness Racing 1992, are revoked.SOUTH AUSTRALIANHARNESS RACING AUTHORITYTHE RULESofHARNESS RACINGThe Rules numbered 1 to 314 (inclusive) are the Australian Rules of Harness Racing. The Rules preceded by the letters SLR are the Local Rules of theSouth Australian Harness Racing Authority.The Australian Rules of Harness Racing and the Local Rules are to be read, interpreted and construed together, and as so combined shall be and be known as The Rules of the South Australian Harness Racing Authority.Effective: 1 October 1999South Australian Harness Racing Authority:PO Box 225Salisbury SA 5108Tel: (08) 8285 2899 Fax: (08) 8285 2961Email: saharnessharness.org.auTABLE OF CONTENTSPartSubjectRule NumbersDictionary1Clubs1-132Stewards14-203Meetings and Races21-894Licences90-915Horses92-1226Handicapping123-1257Starting126-1468Required Racing Standard147-1509Drivers151-17410Objections and Protests175-18011Inquiries and Investigations181-18712Prohibited Substances188-19613Prizemoneys197-20114General Offences202-25515Penalties256-25816Disqualified Persons259-26717Equipment and Colours268-27318Studs and Sires274-28019Artificial Breeding281-29020Unpaid Forfeit List291-29621General Matters297-31422Forms23Bookmakers and BettingSLR 124AppealsSLR 2DICTIONARYAgricultural show includes district shows, sports meetings and gymkhanas.Arrears mean moneys owed for not less than 30 days.Artificial breeding station means a place where artificial breeding is attempted or carried on.Australian Harness Racing Council or Council means the body incorporated under the Australian Capital Territory Associations Incorporation Ordinance 1953, under the name Australian Harness Racing Council Incorporated.Authorised agent and Authorised person means a person recognised as such by the Controlling Body.Birdcage means an enclosure or place on a racecourse where horses are stabled, marshalled or paraded for events.Body includes a corporation, a body corporate, an unincorporated association and a recognised harness racing authority.Competing for the purposes of insurance has the following applications:a driver, who is not also the trainer of a horse or the trainers agent, is deemed to be competing in a race from the time that the driver first sits in the sulky of the horse for the purpose of parading the horse for the race until the reins of the horse are taken by the trainer or the trainers agent following the finish of a race;a driver, who is also the trainer of a horse or the trainers agent, is deemed to be competing in a race from the time that the driver first sits in the sulky of the horse for the purpose of parading the horse for the race until the horse leaves that part of the racecourse on which the race takes place following the finish of the race.Connections includes the persons who are the owners or lessees of a horse or who otherwise have a legal interest in it, a trainer, a manager of a syndicate, a studmaster, and the authorised agents of such persons.Controlling Body means an organisation which by convention, recognition or law is or is deemed to be in control of harness racing in a State or Territory of Australia or in part of or the whole of a country.Determination includes requirements, orders, directions, decisions, and the like, made, given or imposed on or about any subject matter, person, group or class of persons, or any club, organisation or body, with or without sanctions attaching thereto.Driver includes a person who though not