The Supreme Court of NSW has given the Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) appointed administrator full access to computers and financial records of the Dapto Agricultural and Horticultural Society Ltd.
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The ruling on Monday comes after GRNSW reported to police their claims of "missing computers and financial records" at DAHS.
His Honour Justice Robb also instructed the administrator to take over all accounts of the Society, effective immediately.
Dapto A&H Society welcomed the Supreme Court final orders and looked forward to bringing on the litigation on an accelerated time frame early in the new year.
"We welcome today's orders from the Supreme Court which provide for an orderly division of responsibilities between the board and the purported administrator in circumstances where the board contends the administrator's appointment is invalid and of no effect," CEO Katrina Novak said.
"The orders restrain the administrator for interfering with the internal corporate governance of the Society or from conducting non-Greyhound related activities."
GRNSW claims the society had a secret plan to shut down greyhound racing at the iconic Dapto track.
They claim the computers and financial records have been missing since an administrator, Grant Carroll, was appointed by GRNSW on November 6.
"We emphatically reject any suggestion by Greyhound Racing NSW," Ms Novak said.
"It is disappointing we have to rely on court orders to impose a workable regime, however our trust in Greyhound Racing NSW is at an all-time low following a campaign of half-truths and misleading statements.
"We look forward to our day in court and the opportunity to have the issues considered in a an appropriately constituted forum governed by the rules of evidence."
In his orders Justice Robb called on the Society's directors and CEO to provide the administrator "as soon as reasonably possible" all books and records of the Society.
This included electronically stored data, all usernames, passwords, access codes, devices and other things necessary to enable the administrator to have access to all electronically stored records of the Society.
They also need to hand over security cameras and other security systems of the Society, and any social media accounts of the Society associated with greyhound racing, and the computers of the Society.
Justice Robb ruled the directors and CEO had access to all accounts but had no authority to implement transactions on behalf of the Society.
"The administrator have control of all funds, income and expenditure of the Society for the purpose of the conduct of greyhound racing," Justice Robb said.
Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
