Quote Originally Posted by Pena View Post
Brendan, unfortunately I think this demonstrates exactly where the industry has headed in the last 2 years. To start, with the precedents that the stewards have documented there are as many have been decided in the other parties favour. If HRNSW think they are a court why don't they start with an independent judge from day one. Can you imagine our legal system if the police prosecutor was also the magistrate. I am tipping that there would not be to many people being found "not guilty". HRNSW stewards ultimately know that to fight it they will simply bleed the participants dry. Note to HRNSW stewards you are not lawyers.
It doesn't matter what the decision was in the other cases, it's about how the decision was made.


http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/...ct/hra2009144/

Section 9 and 10 among others.

Legislation allows stewards to carry out the jobs they are doing.

You're getting frustrated at stewards doing their legislated job all the while going easy on people giving their horses bicarb. Doesn't make sense to me.