Greyhound Racing Act 2017

The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

In particular, the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following—

the making of applications for the registration of greyhounds, greyhound racing industry participants, greyhound racing clubs and greyhound trial tracks (including application fees) and the determination of any such application,

any other matter relating to the registration of greyhounds, greyhound racing industry participants, greyhound racing clubs and greyhound trial tracks (including, without limitation, the duration and renewal of any such registration),

the identification of greyhounds,

the keeping by the Commission of a register containing information relating to the persons, greyhounds and greyhound trial tracks registered by the Commission,

authorising the Commission to share information contained in the register with specified persons or bodies,

requiring the Commission to be notified of any change or event relating to the information contained in the register,

requiring the payment to the Commission of an amount (as determined by the Commission) that—

is in the nature of a bond, and

relates to the keeping of greyhounds used or intended to be used for racing, and

is refundable in accordance with the regulations,

requiring the payment to the Commission of an annual amount (as determined by the Commission) in relation to the keeping of registered greyhounds,

specifying conditions to which the registration of any person, greyhound, greyhound racing club or greyhound trial track is subject,

requiring the Commission to be notified—

before a registered greyhound is retired from racing, or

before any other action specified in the regulations is taken in respect of a registered greyhound,

the procedure for dealing with disciplinary action under Part 6,

any matter relating to the keeping of greyhounds,

any matter for or with respect to which greyhound racing rules may be made (in which case the regulations prevail to the extent of any inconsistency with the rules).

The regulations may, if an operating licence granted to GRNSW is not renewed or is suspended or cancelled, make provision for or with respect to—

the exercise of the functions of GRNSW under this Act by a specified person or body, and

the transfer to that specified person or body of any of the assets, rights and liabilities of GRNSW to the extent they relate to those functions.

The regulations may exempt specified persons or bodies or classes of persons or bodies, or specified premises or classes of premises, or specified greyhounds or classes of greyhounds, from any specified provision of this Act.

A regulation may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units.