Harness participants are advised that Harness Racing Australia has approved amendments to the Australian Harness Racing Rules as of 13 October 2014 in relation to Children’s Access to Stabling Areas On-Course.
Children‘s Access to Stabling Areas On-Course
- Amend Rule 254A
254A. (1) A child who has not attained the age of 14 years may only enter the stabling area at a race meeting or an official trial where that child is separated from the horse stalls by a barrier preventing direct access to the horse stalls.
(2) A licensed person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a child under their care and/or control and who has not attained the age of 14 years shall not enter the stabling area at a race meeting or an official trial unless that child is separated from the horse stalls by a barrier preventing direct access to the horse stalls.
(3) A licensed person who contravenes the provisions of sub-rule (2) is guilty of an offence