Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00806:clause:1_6:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00806
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 5201–9028

taking into account a broader list of criminal convictions than other Australian jurisdictions.
  5.                                                Licences and registration schemes under the Harness Racing Act 2009 (NSW)                 Significant risk to consumer protection, health and safety of workers in the harness racing industry, and animal welfare as, without an exemption to AMR, the NSW harness racing controlling body would be unable to conduct an appropriate probity assessment. There is a substantial risk that this would lead to criminal elements, including organised crime, money laundering, race fixing and illicit or performance enhancing human and equine drug use infiltrating the sport in NSW, increase safety and animal welfare concerns, and reduce consumer confidence. Harness Racing NSW has a statutory obligation to assess an applicant's fitness and propriety to a more rigorous and higher standard than other Australian jurisdictions.
  6.                                                Licences and registration schemes under the Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 (NSW)            Significant risk to consumer protection and animal welfare as the NSW racing controlling bodies are unable conduct a probity assessment which could lead to criminal elements, including organised crime, money laundering, race fixing and illicit or performance enhancing human and equine drug use. NSW has a statutory obligation to assess an applicant's fitness taking into account a broader list of criminal convictions than other Australian jurisdictions.
  7.                                                Registered Surveyor – Mining, under the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002 (NSW)  Significant health and safety risk for workers in underground mines.
                                                                                                                                              The assessment of registered mining surveyors for underground work are not done to the same standards in other jurisdictions.
  8.                                                Registration under the Combat Sports Act 2013 (NSW)                                       Significant risks to consumer protection, combatant health and safety, and public safety.
                                                                                                                                              The Combat Sports Authority (NSW) and the NSW Police Force would have reduced ability to properly supervise and regulate combat sport industry activity in NSW through combatant and industry participant probity assessments. This could pose a health and safety risk to combatants, and damage public perceptions of the field's integrity and increase the likelihood of organised crime infiltration.
  9.                                                Licences under the Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act 1996 (NSW)                     Significant risk to consumer protection. Currently, ADR operators are unable to access the reporting portal for Pawnbrokers and Second-hand dealers monitored by the NSW Police Force.
                                                                                                                                              This will mean that ADR operators are unable to comply with their mandatory obligations.
                                                                                                                                              Failure to keep proper records will also impede police investigation and may impact on recovery of stolen goods.

7 Sunset
The whole of this instrument is repealed at the end of 1 October 2029.

8 Repeals
Each instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is repealed as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.