Rosehill

While compulsory acquisition of Rosehill racecourse is an option open to the NSW government, Premier Chris Minns has promised to live with the consequences should Australian Turf Club members vote down the proposed sale on April 3.

With a week left until Australian Turf Club members decide the future of Rosehill racecourse, we look at the possible outcomes and what they may mean.

While the Australian Turf Club has sent out its case for its members to vote on the sale of Rosehill racecourse, a host of questions remain unanswered. The Straight asked chairman Peter McGauran many of these in a detailed interview.

The NSW government’s brief official response to the Rosehill Select Committee has included support for a review of the Thoroughbred Racing Act and for changes in ministerial diary disclosures.

The legislative structure of the Act which governs NSW racing will be reviewed as the Minns government adopts a key recommendation of the Select Committee into the sale of Rosehill.

Peter McGauran’s future as Australian Turf Club (ATC) chairman could be put to a member vote just weeks before he is set to present the final case for the sale of Rosehill racecourse in April.

Concerns raised in a parliamentary report regarding possible conflicts of interest in the Rosehill sale proposal process have been quickly dismissed by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).