Queensland Racing Minister Grace Grace insists the process of determining the future make-up of the Racing Queensland board is under control, despite an April 30 deadline looming on the terms of all seven directors.
The remarkable and highly unusual situation will see Grace having to confront all seven directors’ terms ending concurrently, less than six months out from a state election.
Under the Racing Act 2002, the Governor in Council, usually advised by the Racing Minister, must appoint or re-appoint members with a term of no more than three years, with four directors to be ‘non-industry’ members and three categorised as a member of the racing industry.
The three-year terms of four directors, Jodie Jones, Dale Cartwright, Graham Quirk and Sharon Dawson are up as of April 30, but so too are those of chairman Steven Wilson, Christopher Edwards and Jane Seawright, despite it being less than three years since that trio was appointed or re-appointed.
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