Racing Minister Grant McBride has given industry stakeholders two months to make submissions on the recommendations of Ken Brown following the release of his racing review.

Brown, a former director-general of the Department of Gaming and Racing, came up with 21 proposals, including increasing Racing NSW's powers in the areas of racing administration and the distribution of TAB funding.

"Mr Brown's report contains significant recommendations that, if implemented, would change the way racing is operated in this state," McBride said.

"The last two years has been a wake-up call for everybody in the industry.

"It is inevitable that legislative changes need to be made and new partnerships formed in order to ensure future growth."

The broadcast rights dispute between Sky Channel and ThoroughVisioN (TVN), a company in which the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) and Sydney Turf Club (STC) each has a 25 per cent shareholding, has had a major impact on racing over the last two years.

Racing NSW initially tried to intervene but lost its Supreme Court case last year with the Court ruling that neither the Thoroughbred Racing Act nor the Totalizator Act gave Racing NSW the power over the clubs when it came to the commercial decision to sell their broadcast rights to TVN.

An agreement was reached between Sky and TVN in May this year, however, the 12 month period of split vision was blamed for a downturn in revenue.

Brown's review took into account 47 submissions from a variety of industry participants and organisations, including trainers John Hawkes and Gai Waterhouse and Sydney's two metropolitan race clubs.

McBride has announced a further eight week consultation period, calling for feedback on Brown's recommendations.

"Now that his report has been released it is essential that representatives of the racing industry be given the opportunity to liaise directly with me and my department before any final decisions are made," McBride said.

McBride also plans to form a Racing Industry Working Group to help build harmony between the various racing stakeholders and take the industry in new directions.

Some of the other key recommendations from Brown's review include:

* Racing NSW be provided with the power to intervene in matters relating to industry assets to ensure that their use, or proposed use, does not have a negative impact on other sections of the industry.

* A clarification of Racing NSW's powers to provide it with the authority to set standards for the registration of race clubs, allocation of race dates and conduct of meetings.

* Racing NSW establish and implement procedures, including the consultation it must undertake, in the development and formulation of industry policies.

Submissions on the review's recommendations will be taken until January 31.

The proposals cannot be enacted until the NSW Parliament resumes following the state election in March next year.

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