QCAT review under s 246 of the Racing Integrity Act 2016 (Qld). The applicant, a race horse trainer, pleaded guilty to charges of breaching the Australian Rule of Racing 178 following a urine sample which found the prohibited substance cobalt above the threshold. At question was the appropriate penalty.
Rob Anderson QC appeared for the respondent, instructed by the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission.
The judgment is available here.