Rules of Racing & Bookmakers' Rules  

New version of the Rules of Racing 

•  Rules of Racing (effective 1 November 2024) 

Rules and Prescribed Fee Schedule - Current Versions 

•  Prescribed Fee Schedule (effective 1 August 2024) 

•  Guidelines – Approval to Race: Loading Process

•  Club Jump Out Guidelines 

•  Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare Policy (effective 1 May 2024) 

Rules and Prescribed Fee Schedule - Historical Version

Rules of Racing

• Rules of Racing (effective 1 July 2024) 

•  Rules of Racing (effective 1 May 2024) 

•  Updated Rules of Racing (effective 21 March 2024) 

•  Updated Rules of Racing (effective 1 February 2024) 

• Updated Rules of Racing (effective 1 August 2023) 

• Updated Rules of Racing (effective 1 April 2023) 

• Updated Rules of Racing (effective 1 February 2023) 

• Updated Rules of Racing (effective 1 December 2022) 

•  Updated Rules of Racing (effective 30 August 2022) 

•  Updated Rules of Racing (effective 1 August 2022)

•  Updated Rules of Racing (effective 27 June 2022)

•  Updated Rules of Racing (effective 9 May 2022) 

•  Updated Rules of Racing (effective 6 April 2022) 

Prescribed Fee Schedule

•  Updated Prescribed Fee Schedule (effective 1 August 2022, updated 1 August 2023) 

•  Updated Prescribed Fee Schedule (effective 1 August 2021, updated 1 August 2022) 

•  Updated Prescribed Fee Schedule (effective 1 August 2020) 

ARB Code of Practice - June 2023

•  Amendment Notice 217 (issued 26 June 2024) 

•  Amendment Notice 216 (issued 21 March 2024) 

•  Amendment Notice 215 (issued 26 January 2024) 

•  Amendment Notice 214 (issued 21 December 2023) 

•  Amendment Notice 213 (issued 27 July 2023) 

•  Amendment Notice 212 (issued 15 May 2023) 

•  Amendment Notice 211 (issued 10 February 2023) 

•  Amendment Notice 210 (issued 28 December 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 209 (issued 1 December 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 208 (issued 29 August 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 207 (issued 21 July 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 206 (issued 27 June 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 205 (issued 9 May 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 204 (issued 2 May 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 203 (issued 17 March 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 202 (issued 10 March 2022) 

•  Amendment Notice 201 (issued 1 December 2021) 

•  Amendment Notice 200 (issued 15 November 2021) 

•  Amendment Notice 199 (issued 15 October 2021) 

•  Amendment Notice 198 (issued 10 September 2021) 

•  Amendment Notice 197 (issued 12 August 2021) 

•  Amendment Notice 196 (issued 10 April 2021) 

•  Amendment Notice 195 (issued 14 January 2021) 

•  Amendment Notice 194 (issued 5 January 2021) 

•  Amendment Notice 193 (issued 24 December 2020) 

•  Amendment Notice 192 (issued 1 December 2020) 

•  Amendment Notice 191 (issued 29 June 2020) 

•  Amendment Notice 190 (issued 2 April 2020) 

•  Amendment Notice 189 (issued 26 March 2020) 

•  Amendment Notice 188 (issued 10 March 2020) 

•  Amendment Notice 187 (issued 4 December 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 186 (issued 23 September 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 185 (issued 22 August 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 184 (issued 31 July 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 183 (issued 25 July 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 182 (issued 16 July 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 181 (issued 27 May 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 180 (issued 27 April 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 179 (issued 17 April 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 178 (issued 19 March 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 177 (issued 28 February 2019) 

•  Amendment Notice 176 (issued 20 December 2018) 

•  Amendment Notice 175 (issued 20 September 2018) 

•  Amendment Notice 174 (issued 27 July 2018) 

•  Amendment Notice 173 (issued 8 May 2018) 

•  Amendment Notice 172 (issued 19 February 2018) 

•  Amendment Notice 171 (issued 27 October 2017) 

•  Club Bookmakers' Licence Rules (effective 21 June 2024) 

•  Club Bookmakers' Licence Rules (effective 21 June 2024 - marked up version) 

•  Bookmakers' Licence Levy Rules 2012 (effective 3 October 2024) 

•  Bookmakers' Licence Levy Rules 2012 (effective 3 October 2024 - marked up version) 

•  Bookmakers' Telephone Betting Rules 2001 (effective 14 September 2023) 

•  Bookmakers' Internet Betting Rules 2001 (effective 14 September 2023)

•  Approved Bet Types

Click here to view the Racing Victoria prosecution process map which is provided as a guide, in conjunction with the other integrity policies, to assist with understanding the steps followed in enforcing serious offences under the Rules of Racing.