'.^6 Journal of Agriciilinn . Victoria. [lo May. 1912. 



V. — Board of Appeal. 

 (i) Any owner of a stallion who is dissatisfied with the refusal of a 

 Government certificate in respect of his horse may appeal against the 

 decision to the Minister at any time within thirty days of the examination, 

 under the following conditions : — 



{a) That the appeal be in writing and be accompanied by the lodg- 

 ment of ;^5, such amount to be forfeited in the event of the 

 appeal not being upheld, unless the Board shall for good 

 cause otherwise direct. 



(b) That the appeal be accompanied by an undertaking to pay any 



railway fares and hotel expenses incurred by the Board of 

 Appeal in connexion with the settlement of the appeal. 



(c) That, in the event of refusal having been on the ground of 



unsoundness, the appeal be accompanied by a certificate 

 from a registered Veterinary Surgeon setting out that the 

 horse has been found by him on examination since the re- 

 fusal appealed against, to be free from all the unsoundnesses 

 set out in Part II. of these Regulations. 

 {d) That, in the event of refusal having been on the ground of 

 being below standard for Government approval, the appeal 

 be accompanied by a certificate from the President and two 

 members of the Committee of the Society under whose 

 auspices the parade was held, setting out that in their 

 opinion the horse is of fit and proper type, conformation, 

 and breeding to be approved as a stud horse. 



(2) On receipt of Notice of Appeal in proper form, and with the above 

 conditions complied with, the Minister will appoint a Board of Appeal, 

 which shall consist of : — 



[a) In the case of appeals against refusal of certificate on the 



ground of unsoundness, the Chief Veterinary Officer and 



two practising Veterinary Surgeons. 



{b) In the case of appeals against refusal ol certificate as being 



below standard for Government approval, the Chief 



Veterinary Officer and two horsemen of repute and standing. 



Such Board shall act and decide on the appeal, and its decision shall 



be final, and not subject to review. 



(3) In the event of the appeal being allowed, refund shall be made of 

 the deposit, and any expenses paid bv the appellant under Clause i {b). 

 Further, the Board may recommend to the Minister the allowance of such 

 of the expenses of the appellant in supporting his appeal as it may con- 

 sider reasonable under the circumstances of the case, and the Minister 

 may, in his discretion, confirm the recommendation in whole or in part, 

 whereupon allowance shall be made to the appellant accordingly. 



(4) No stallion in respect of which a Government certificate is refused 

 will be allowed to be re-submitted for examination except in the case of an 

 appeal or in such case as when a three or four years old stallion has been 

 refused on account of type as herein provided for. In the even't of any 

 rejected stallion being re-submitted for examination under another name 

 or under such circumstances as in the opinion of the Minister are cal- 

 culated to mislead the Examining Officer into the belit.;' that the horse 

 has not previously been examined, the owner of such rejected stallion, if 

 proved to the satisfaction of the Minister that he is responsible for such 

 re-submission, shall be debarred from submitting any horse for examina- 

 tion for such period as the ^linister shall determine. 



