1. 呢一個定義只係適用於營辦者「有權」決定一樣嘢嗢陣
你search下條例其他部分會有寫馬會「有權xxx」,呢啲情況先適用
如果有其他具體條款講具體情況點做,又無寫明有酌情權
咁係具體條款優先
馬會守制於具體條款,無權做條款指明以外其他決定
2. 合約法上
絕對酌情權唔係真正意義上絕對
it is presumed to be the reasonable expectation ... that there should be a genuine and rational, as opposed to an empty or irrational, exercise of discretion”.
(Cantor Fitzgerald International v Horkulak [2004] EWCA Civ 1287)
法庭通常會話酌情決定唔能夠係arbitrarily, capriciously or irrationally 地行使.