STEWARDS
Stewards
HRNSW is required to protect the integrity of harness racing, manage the safety of participants and ensure adherence to the Australian Rules of Harness Racing through the implementation and enforcement of a regulatory regime.
The principle focus of a Steward is to act as a regulatory officer for NSW harness racing tasked with ensuring that the integrity of racing and the reputation of harness racing is maintained and enhanced through the development, implementation and enforcement of local and national rules, regulations and policies concerned with racing and trialling activities.
The Team
HRNSW has a panel of 9 stewards who attend all major race meetings on a rotating roster.
Regulatory Manager
Reid Sanders
Chief Steward
Bill Cable
Stipendiary Stewards
Grant Adams
Todd Clarke
Phil Frost
Chris Paul
Anthony Pearce
Barbara Scott
Daniel Westwood
Greg Westwood
Starter
Shane Ticehurst
Integrity & Probity Requirements:
The position of Steward has integrity and probity requirements for which the following conditions apply:
- A Probity Assessment undertaken through NSW Police.
- Completion of a Pecuniary Interests Declaration.
- Completion of a TAB Confidentiality Agreement.
- A prohibition on betting, gambling and the ownership in full or part of a standardbred racing in NSW.
Stewards Guidelines
- Ensure that harness racing is conducted fairly, openly and transparently according to national and local rules of racing, and the regulations and policies of HRNSW.
- Perform all duties of the Steward of a Controlling Body as empowered and required by the Australasian Rules Racing.
- Attend race meetings, conduct inquiries and investigations, participate in appeals and perform other duties as required.
- Provide advice and guidance to clubs, industry participants and stakeholders on racing matters.
- Ensure the integrity of the individual members of the Stewards Section and of the Regulatory Services Division as a whole.
- Ensure the integrity of clubs, participants and all others involved in harness racing activities.
- Actively pursue breaches of local and/or national rules of racing, and other HRNSW regulatory policies and procedures concerned with racing, breeding, ownership and any other activity of the NSW harness racing industry.
- Provide HRNSW with an industry investigation capability within appropriate legal and statutory parameters.
- Facilitate prosecutions for breaches of industry rules and regulations including liaison with external bodies and agencies as required.
Questions
If you have any questions please contact:
Bill Cable (Chairman of Stewards)
Ph: 02 9722 6600
Fax: 02 8580 5794
Email: bcable@hrnsw.com.au
or to speak with the Executive Assistant/Regulatory please contact: