New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GREYHOUND RACING ACT 2017 - SECT 50

50 Registration of greyhound trial tracks

(1) The Commission may, in accordance with the regulations, register a greyhound trial track.

(2) The Commission may refuse to register a greyhound trial track if--

(a) the Commission is of the opinion that--

(i) the greyhound trial track (in the case of a trial track that is open to the public) is not, or will not be, financially viable in relation to participation in the greyhound racing industry, or

(ii) it would be in the best interests of the greyhound racing industry to do so, or

(b) the registration of the greyhound trial track (whether under this or any other Act) has previously been cancelled.

(3) The Commission may, on the registration of a greyhound trial track or at any later time, impose conditions on the registration. Any such condition may be varied or revoked by the Commission.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3), the Commission may impose conditions on the registration of a greyhound trial track--

(a) requiring the installation of a closed-circuit television system (
"CCTV" ) at the trial track, and

(b) requiring all activities in connection with the trialling or training of greyhounds at the trial track to be recorded by the CCTV.

(5) The Minister may, on the advice of the Commission, determine, by order in writing given to the proprietor of a greyhound trial track, the period that any such CCTV recording is to be retained by the proprietor.

(6) The proprietor of a greyhound trial track who fails to retain any CCTV recording in accordance with an order under subsection (5) is guilty of an offence.

: Maximum penalty--1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units in the case of an individual.