Racing Integrity Act 2016

This division applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes—

a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit, an animal welfare offence; or

an animal—

is not being cared for properly; or

is experiencing undue pain; or

requires veterinary treatment; or

should not be used for work.

This division also applies if an animal has been seized under division 3, subdivision 1.

In this section—veterinary treatment, of an animal, means—

consultation by a person with a veterinary surgeon about the animal’s condition; or

performance by a veterinary surgeon of a medical or surgical procedure on the animal; or

performance by someone other than a veterinary surgeon of a medical procedure of a curative or preventive nature on the animal if the procedure is to be performed under a veterinary surgeon’s directions.