http://www.jca.org.nz/non-race-day-h...n-l-stevens-qc
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"[4] The decisions of the Racecourse Inspector dated respectively 27 September 2018 (open horseman X) and 28 September 2018 (open horseman Y) (the decisions) that both drivers “cannot drive at any race meeting in which betting is available” failed adequately to take into account the issue of proportionality and are hereby quashed."
http://www.harnesslink.com/New-Zeala...ns-to-Auckland
Operation Inca continues
Related hearing...
http://www.jca.org.nz/non-race-day-h...l-l-stevens-qc
Indirectly related hearing but links to #post 33 above...…
http://www.jca.org.nz/non-race-day-h...riu-v-s-lawson
There is a lot of reading there folks so here are a couple of passages from the decisions
In the first case against X and Y
[3] The RIU has been informed by the NZ Police involved in Operation INCA that so far two significant bundles of disclosure have been provided to both respondents and other licensed persons who have also been criminally charged. The RIU has made a formal request (the request) to the respondents pursuant to Rule 226(2)(b) of the New Zealand Rules of Harness Racing (Harness Racing Rules) seeking to be provided with copies of the information now within the knowledge or possession of the respondents arising from this disclosure.
[34] We are satisfied that the requests made by the Racecourse Inspector to the respondents to provide information emanating from criminal disclosure are both lawful and reasonable.
In the second case against Mr Lawson for betting on horses other than those he was driving
[8] Mr Lawson’s Open Horseman’s licence was suspended from 15 January 2019 (the date upon which he was stood down by the RIU from race driving pursuant to r 226) up to and including 31 July 2020. He was also fined the sum of $8,000.
The Harnesslink article is a shorter read
http://www.harnesslink.com/New-Zeala...ny-race-fixing
I think the most pertinent parts of those articles are that Simon Lawson’s betting activies are not linked to race fixing, and at the end of the other one, The RIU is not prevented/adverse to taking action against the accused participants prior to completion of the criminal proceedings.