Queensland Government

Cabinet – March 2013

Appointment and remuneration of the chairpersons, deputy chairpersons and members of the Queensland Thoroughbred Racing Board; the Queensland Harness Racing Board; the Queensland Greyhound Racing Board; and the Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board

Minister for National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing

  1. The Government made election commitments under its ‘Rejuvenating Queensland Racing’ policy and in its Six Month Action Plan to remove Racing Queensland Limited (RQL) as the control body for racing and establish an overarching Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board (all-codes board), as well as establishing separate control boards for each code of racing.
  2. The primary function of the all-codes board is to be the control body for the thoroughbred, harness and greyhound codes of racing in Queensland.
  3. The Queensland Thoroughbred Racing Board is the control board for the thoroughbred code of racing; the Queensland Harness Racing Board is the control board for the harness code of racing; and the Queensland Greyhound Racing Board is the control board for the greyhound code of racing.
  4. The primary function of the control boards is to assist the all-codes board manage their respective code of racing.
  5. Cabinet endorsed the following appointments to the Queensland Thoroughbred Racing Board; the Queensland Harness Racing Board; the Queensland Greyhound Racing Board; and the Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board be recommended to the Governor in Council for a period of three years commencing from 1 May 2013:

Name / Position / Board
Mr Kevin Dixon / Chairperson / Queensland Thoroughbred Racing Board
Chairperson / Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board
Mr Michael Kelly / Deputy Chairperson / Queensland Thoroughbred Racing Board
Mr Peter Boyce / Member / Queensland Thoroughbred Racing Board
Mr Brad Steele / Chairperson / Queensland Harness Racing Board
Member / Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board
Mr Warwick Stansfield / Deputy Chairperson / Queensland Harness Racing Board
Mr Gregory Mitchell / Member / Queensland Harness Racing Board
Mr Michael Byrne / Chairperson / Queensland Greyhound Racing Board
Member / Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board
Mr Steve Hawkins / Deputy Chairperson / Queensland Greyhound Racing Board
Mr Chris Williams / Member / Queensland Greyhound Racing Board
Mr Barry Taylor / Deputy Chairperson / Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board
Mr Greg Hallam / Member / Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board
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