On 25 July 2013, The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) found Mr Cramp guilty of a charge of foul driving as a result of Mr Cramp intentionally steering his horse ‘Imtheguy’ into the horse ‘Maria Caterina’ driven by Mr Nigel Milne at the completion of Race 7 conducted on 12 February 2013. On this date, the VCAT reserved its decision on Mr Cramp’s application for review of the penalty imposed upon him by the HRV RAD Board for this offence of foul driving.
On 1 August 2013, the presiding member of the VCAT hearing, His Honour Senior Member Nixon, released his decision regarding the VCAT review in relation to penalty. His Honour Senior Member Nixon affirmed the penalty imposed by the HRV RAD Board and ordered that Mr Cramp’s driving licence be suspended for a period of 6 months and that Mr Cramp also be fined the amount of $10,000. Mr Cramp’s driving suspension was ordered to commence at midnight on 1 August 2013.
