18AApproval of greyhound suitability program

18A Approval of greyhound suitability program

[Section 18A Inserted by No. 55 of 2017, s. 14, Applied:20 Dec 2017]

(1)  [Section 18A Subsection (1) amended by No. 14 of 2024, s. 12, Applied:01 Feb 2025] Tasracing may approve a program in respect of the training and assessment of greyhounds for suitability to be without a muzzle when not on premises at which the dog is usually kept.

(2)  [Section 18A Subsection (2) amended by No. 14 of 2024, s. 12, Applied:01 Feb 2025] In deciding whether to approve a program under subsection (1) , Tasracing may seek advice from –

(a) a veterinary surgeon with expertise relating to greyhounds; or

(b) [Section 18A Subsection (2) amended by No. 14 of 2024, s. 12, Applied:01 Feb 2025] any other person Tasracing sees fit.

(3)  [Section 18A Subsection (3) amended by No. 14 of 2024, s. 12, Applied:01 Feb 2025] Tasracing may refuse to accept a program for approval.

(4)  In this section –[Section 18A Subsection (4) amended by No. 14 of 2024, s. 12, Applied:01 Feb 2025]

[Section 18A Subsection (4) amended by No. 14 of 2024, s. 12, Applied:01 Feb 2025] Tasracing means Tasracing Pty Ltd formed under section 5 of the Racing (Tasracing Pty Ltd) Act 2009 .