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Conduct raceday judicial proceedings for penalties, issue decisions,
and fix penalties
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to conduct raceday judicial
proceedings to fix penalties, and issue decisions and fix penalties based on
submissions received at raceday judicial proceedings.
Subfield
Equine
Domain
Equine Industry
Status
Registered
Status date
20 February 2009
Date version published
20 February 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0018
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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References
Judicial Control Authority (JCA) for Racing, Guide for Judicial Committees, Judicial
Proceedings under the Rules of Racing and the Rules of Harness Racing, (referred
to as the ‘Green Book’) available from the Executive Officer of the JCA, email
exec.officer@jca.co.nz;
The Rules of Harness Racing can be obtained from Harness Racing New Zealand,
PO Box 459, Christchurch 8140, Telephone 03 964 1200 or from the official website
http://www.hrnz.co.nz/hrnz/OfficialDocuments/Rules.pdf;
The Rules of Racing (NZ Thoroughbred Racing) can be obtained from New Zealand
Thoroughbred Racing Inc, PO Box 38386, Wellington Mail Centre, Wellington 5045.
Telephone 04 576 6240, or from the official website http://www.nzracing.co.nz/.
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In the context of this unit standard, either the Rules of Racing or the Rules of
Harness Racing are referred to as the Rules.
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Assessment
Either the Rules of Racing or the Rules of Harness Racing may be used in the
assessment of this unit standard.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Conduct raceday judicial proceedings to fix penalties.
Performance criteria
1.1
All parties required to be at the hearing are called or are in attendance in
accordance with the Green Book and the Rules.
1.2
Submissions are heard in accordance with the Green Book and the Rules.
Range
examples – oral, on film.
1.3
Proceedings are recorded in accordance with the Green Book and the Rules.
1.4
Judicial proceedings are conducted in a manner which is efficient, focused, firm,
courteous to all involved and in accordance with the Green Book.
1.5
Judicial proceedings are conducted in a manner which is consistent with the
principles of natural justice referred to in the Green Book.
Range
natural justice – the right of the person against whom a charge has
been found to have been proved to be heard, the rule against bias.
Element 2
Issue decisions and fix penalties based on submissions received at raceday judicial
proceedings.
Performance criteria
2.1
Decisions are given orally based on submissions received during the
proceeding in accordance with the Green Book and the Rules.
2.2
Decisions are communicated to all parties in accordance with the Green Book.
2.3
Decisions involving a penalty are reported to the media unless the Chairman
directs otherwise in accordance with the Green Book.
2.4
Penalties are fixed according to the breach, the Green Book and the Rules.
Range
penalties may include – fine, suspension, disqualification.
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2.5
The situations where penalties may be deferred are described in accordance
with the Green Book and the Rules.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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