Racing Victoria Limited ACN 096 917 930 (Racing Victoria) is the Principal Racing Authority responsible for governing thoroughbred racing in Victoria. Racing Victoria is collecting your personal information via this form, which may include your name, job title, employer(s), phone number, email and physical address and social media handle(s). If successful in your application, we will also collect your photo.

You may also provide personal information about other individuals to Racing Victoria (e.g. your Chief of Staff, Editor and/or a contact person for your media outlet). If so, you consent to Racing Victoria contacting those individuals for the purpose of your application and to those individuals providing information about you to Racing Victoria. Before providing us with this information, you must obtain consent from those individuals for us to collect their personal information and advise them of the matters in this privacy collection statement and Racing Victoria’s Privacy Policy (refer link below).

The purpose of collecting your personal information is for a legitimate interest of Racing Victoria, being to progress your Journalist Media Pass application, to ensure that only suitable and appropriate applicants – as determined in accordance with the Journalist Media Pass terms and conditions available here – are granted a pass and, if successful in your application, to manage your pass, including your compliance with the Journalist Media Pass terms and Conditions during the term of that pass). We may also use your personal information to comply with our regulatory and legal obligations and/or to contact you in response to the information you have submitted.

Racing Victoria may disclose personal information collected on this form to third parties including Victorian thoroughbred race clubs, service providers and government agencies for the above purposes and otherwise where permitted by law.

If you do not complete all required fields in this application form, Racing Victoria may not be able to progress your Journalist Media Pass application.

We will otherwise use, disclose and handle your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy available at https://www.racingvictoria.com.au/privacy-policy. If you are concerned about a possible interference with your privacy, please contact Racing Victoria’s Privacy Officer at privacyofficer@racingvictoria.net.au. Privacy complaints to Racing Victoria must be made in writing.