(1) A person who is aggrieved by a decision of a racecourse operator under the Rules of Racing has a right of appeal to the Panel.
(2) A decision under subsection (1) includes a decision—
(a) to refuse an application for a licence;
(b) to refuse to renew a licence or revoke a licence;
(c) to impose a condition on, vary or revoke a condition on, or refuse to vary or revoke a condition of a licence.
(d) to disqualify or warn off a person;
(e) to disqualify a horse;
(f) to revoke a licence or registration of a person or suspend for a period a licence or registration; or
(g) to fine a person.
(3) An appeal of a decision must be made within 28 days after the later of—
(a) the day on which the decision is made; or
(b) if the person requests a statement of reasons for the decision, the day on which the statement of reasons is given to the person or the person is informed that a statement of reasons will not be given.
(4) An appeal under this section must be initiated by the lodging of a written notice of appeal with the Secretary of the Panel within 7 days of the date on which the appellant is notified of the decision appealed against.
(5) A notice of appeal under subsection (1) must—
(a) include the grounds of appeal;
(b) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(6) A ground of appeal under subsection (5)(a) includes a decision and a procedural ground.
(7) For the purposes of subsection (6) an appeal of a decision on a procedural ground is a review—
(a) on the ground that a procedure required to be followed by the Rules of Racing in connection with the making of the decision was not properly followed; or
(b) on the ground of denial of procedural fairness in connection with the making of the decision.
(Inserted by Act 18 of 2018)