New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MOTOR VEHICLE SPORTS (PUBLIC SAFETY) ACT 1985 - SECT 8

8 Unlawful race meetings

(1) A meeting for motor vehicle racing shall not be held except:

(a) on a motor vehicle racing ground in respect of which a licence is in force, and

(b) in accordance with the authority conferred by the licence and the conditions to which the licence is subject.

(2) A person holding, promoting or organising a meeting held in contravention of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3) Except as provided by subsection (4), a person taking part as a competitor at a meeting held in contravention of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 4 penalty units.

(4) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (3) if the person satisfies the court that the person did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the meeting concerned was held in contravention of subsection (1).