With respect to the actions taken by Victoria Police at the Melton harness racing meeting on 28 August, 2016, involving harness racing participants, Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) provide the following update:
HRV advises that in response to requests from the legal representatives of the relevant individuals, the HRV Stewards have granted an extension of time to the parties regarding the timeframe by which they are required to provide any submissions addressing why action should not be taken under the Australian Harness Racing Rules (AHRR) against the respective licences of the individuals to participate in the industry while the relevant investigation continues.
Any such submissions are now to be provided by 4.00pm on Monday 5 September, 2016, and will be given due consideration thereafter prior to any decision being made.
With respect to the further progression of the investigation by Victoria Police, HRV is unable to make any further comment.
