(1)  Notwithstanding section 7 , a jockey or apprentice who holds a licence or permit to ride in accordance with the Rules of Racing and who –

(a) is engaged to ride a horse for fee or reward at a race meeting or official trial held in Tasmania under the Rules of Racing; or

(b) is engaged to ride a thoroughbred horse in a training session in Tasmania conducted by a licensed trainer or his or her delegate –

is to be taken for the purposes of this Act, while performing such riding work, to be a worker employed by Tasracing.

(2)  For the purposes of determining any compensation payable to or in respect of a person to whom subsection (1) applies –

(a) he or she is taken to have been continuously employed by Tasracing for the period during which he or she has continuously held a permit or licence under the Rules of Racing; and

(b) any earnings from riding engagements in another State during the 12 months immediately before the period of incapacity, or during the period for which he or she held a licence to ride, are to be taken to be earnings received in the employment of Tasracing.

(3)  Notwithstanding section 69 , the normal weekly earnings of a person to whom subsection (1) applies are not to exceed 2 times the basic salary.

(4)  In this section –

Director means the Director of Racing appointed under the Racing Regulation Act 2004 ;

licensed means licensed by the the Director;

Rules of Racing means the Rules of Racing for thoroughbred racing made and in force under the Racing Regulation Act 2004 ;

Tasracing means Tasracing Pty Ltd formed under the Racing (Tasracing Pty Ltd) Act 2009 .