Rules of Racing & Bookmakers' Rules
See below the Rules of Racing and all amendment notices made to these rules as constituted by Racing Australia.
Rules of Racing & Prescribed Fee Schedule
New version of the Rules of Racing
Rules of Racing (effective 1 February 2025)
Rules and Prescribed Fee Schedule - Current VersionsPrescribed Fee Schedule (effective 1 August 2024)
Guidelines – Approval to Race: Loading Process
Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare Policy (effective 1 May 2024)
Rules and Prescribed Fee Schedule - Historical VersionRules of Racing
Rules of Racing (effective 1 November 2024)
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)
Racing Australia - Code of Practice
Amendment Notices
Amendment Notice 219 (issued 1 February 2025)
Amendment Notice 218 (14 October 2024)
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)
Bookmakers' Rules
• 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)
Racing Victoria Prosecution Process Map
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.