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[Thevoiceofreason]

I wonder if anyone thought to brief the Minister whilst all the cloak and dagger stuff was being carried out. Maybe someone in Victoria could tell us for sure, but from where I sit, Napthine DOES seem to take an active interest in all things racing, loves a photo op and has been delivering on promises. It would be a tad personally embarrassing for him I would think to have been left out of the loop. Between the Stewards, the Integrity mob and the Minister, who is talking to who?

All that said, it has still been an exercise in hush hush, while Olly got to reap further rewards for his crimes. I wonder if the prizemoney he has earned over the carnival is rightfully his because of a deal that had been struck through this 'without prejudice' stuff (never heard of anything like this before, how common would this stuff be Bill). In other quarters these ill-gotten gains could be argued to be proceeds/profits from possible criminal activity, thats not an accusation, that is an observation.

Thanks for the facts Bill. Why do you dismiss outright that the new proposals will not happen?

Report on RacingNSW today

REPORT ON ISSUES DECIDED AT ARB BOARD MEETING
ON 22 NOVEMBER, 2012
1. Reform of penalties
The Board considered a paper by Racing NSW on the introduction of minimum penalties
for serious integrity breaches given that penalties have been eroded over a period of time
by appellant bodies. Racing NSW rightly submitted that the customer must have complete
and continuing confidence in the integrity of the industry. The Board agreed to a new
regime of stronger penalties in 2013 noting that the rights and interests of all parties need
to be taken into account and penalties structured to provide procedural fairness as well as
a deterrent value. The level of penalties and their method of introduction will be
considered by each Principal Racing Authority taking into account the advice of their
integrity departments and stewards with a decision by the Board next January.

a slowing one thinks