In this Act unless the
contrary intention appears —
Association means the Western Australian Greyhound
Racing Association established by this Act;
Chairman means Chairman of the Association;
Chief Executive Officer means Chief Executive
Officer of the Association;
Deputy Chairman means Deputy Chairman of the
Association;
Fund means the Western Australian Greyhound Racing
Association Fund established and maintained under section 16;
greyhound racing means racing between greyhounds
in competitive pursuit of an artificial lure;
greyhound racing club means a club, society or
other association established for the purpose of conducting or promoting
greyhound racing, and includes the Association;
greyhound trial track means land, not being a
licensed race course, that is held out by any person having the management or
control thereof as owner, lessee, occupier or otherwise, as being available
for the purpose of enabling greyhounds, other than those owned or trained by
or leased to that person, to compete in trials or be trained in racing;
lessee means lessee of a greyhound;
licensed , in relation to a race course, means
licensed by RWWA under the RWWA Act;
" member " or " member of the board" means member
of the board of the Association and includes the Chairman and the Deputy
Chairman of the Association;
owner means owner of a greyhound;
race course means any place at which greyhound
racing is or may be conducted;
race meeting means a meeting for greyhound racing;
registered means registered by RWWA under the RWWA
Act;
rules of racing means rules made by RWWA under
section 45 of the RWWA Act;
RWWA means Racing and Wagering Western Australia
established under the RWWA Act;
RWWA Act means the
Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003 ;
trainer means trainer of a greyhound.
[Section 4 amended: No. 23 of 1998 s. 4, 16(1) and
17(1); No. 35 of 2003 s. 199 and 218.]
[Heading amended: No. 23 of 1998 s. 16(1); No. 35
of 2003 s. 200.]