Racing body will need to scramble to replace chairman after Coalition and crossbench teamed up to try to strengthen oversight
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The New South Wales government was forced to scrap plans to extend the term of Racing NSW chairman Russell Balding in the early hours of Friday after the Coalition and crossbench teamed up to try to strengthen oversight of the body.
The racing body will now need to scramble to get in place a new chairman by mid-December when Balding’s term expires after the government withdrew its legislation to allow the unprecedented extension.
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