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Greyhound Racing Act 2017
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#### 50 Registration of greyhound trial tracks
50 Registration of greyhound trial tracks
> > (1) The Commission may, in accordance with the regulations, register a greyhound trial track.
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> > (2) The Commission may refuse to register a greyhound trial track if—
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> > > (a) the Commission is of the opinion that—
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> > > > (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
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> > > > (ii) it would be in the best interests of the greyhound racing industry to do so, or
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> > > (b) the registration of the greyhound trial track (whether under this or any other Act) has previously been cancelled.
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> > (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.
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> > (4) Without limiting subsection (3), the Commission may impose conditions on the registration of a greyhound trial track—
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> > > (a) requiring the installation of a closed-circuit television system (CCTV) at the trial track, and
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> > > (b) requiring all activities in connection with the trialling or training of greyhounds at the trial track to be recorded by the CCTV.
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> > (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.
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> > (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.
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> > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units in the case of an individual.