Racing Regulation Amendment (Race Fields) Act 2008 (TAS)

In the case of Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council Inc. v Director of Racing (Tas) [2020] TASSC 42, the dispute involved the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council Inc. (TTRC) and the Director of Racing (Director) under the Racing Regulation Amendment (Race Fields) Act 2008 (TAS). The TTRC sought a review of the Director's decision to refuse to grant a race field publication approval to the TTRC, as well as a review of the Director's decision to refuse to grant the TTRC a waiver of certain conditions that applied to the approval. The legal issues in the case were whether the Director's decisions were lawful, and whether the TTRC had standing to bring the proceedings. The Supreme Court of Tasmania held that the Director's decisions were lawful and that the TTRC did not have standing to bring the proceedings. The Court found that the Director had correctly exercised his discretion in refusing to grant the TTRC a race field publication approval, and that the TTRC had not demonstrated that it had a sufficient interest in the subject matter of the proceedings to have standing. The Court dismissed the TTRC's application for review. The Court did not make any orders as the TTRC's application for review was dismissed.