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From Michael Stanley's stable
Some are asking, why would you build new facilities out of treated pine nowadays what with all the warnings regarding arsenic.
As some believe that treated pine is an 'easy' defence for arsenic, I wonder whether premises are routinely inspected for evidence of chewing?
http://www.harness.org.au/NEWS/news2...%20Release.pdf
The minimum penalty guidelines, for breaching AHRR 190(1) in relation to arsenic
offences, commenced on 1 January 2019 which state the starting point is a fine of
$10,000. These penalty guidelines applied in Mr Walter’s case.
Mr Walters was fined $7000, of which $3500 was suspended for a period of 12
months.
Not cheap to breach this one anymore
As you can see from this other case, also released today, Mr Walters is $3k worse off
http://www.harness.org.au/NEWS/news2...'Brien.pdf
These new penalty guidelines did not apply to Mr O’Brien.
Mr O’Brien was fined $4000, of which $2000 was suspended for a period of 12
months.
Have my doubts they’ll see any of Mr Walters fine regardless of the level levied at!
He does a little problem highlighted in the Stewards News thread post 507
http://www.harnessracingforum.com/sh...ds-News/page51
Arsenic seems to be a constant
http://www.harness.org.au/NEWS/news2...Nicholson1.pdf
http://www.harness.org.au/NEWS/news2...%20Alford1.pdf
No sense in abusing it as it can cost you a win
But I wonder what happened to 'the starting point is a fine of $10,000' see post 23
$1,500 plus loss of prizemoney seems to be it nowadays
3 Arsenic cases reported on the one day in Vic (Cathels, Ryan, Farrugia)
They are not all treated pine chewers!
Time for Stewards to come the heavy as this just keeps on going on
http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...ries/#stewards
I think you'll find the inquiries a just announced on the same day, there is no "outbreak" of arsenic use. If I were to re-fence my property today, with the improved level of swab testing we now have, I'd be using steel posts. Treated pine is just handing your hard earned to HRV.
Like I said Trev, just 'reported' as in announced on the same day