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Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Act 2025 Act No. of 2025 Part 4 – Racing Regulation and Integrity Act 2024 Amended s. 10 21 greyhound of suffering or distress due to illness or injury; or (b) the destruction of the greyhound is authorised under another Act. (3) Tasracing may only consent to the destruction of a greyhound for the purposes of subclause (1) if satisfied that the destruction of the greyhound is to be carried out humanely and the destruction is necessary on animal welfare grounds. 8. Breeding of greyhounds (1) A person must not, during the transition period, breed a litter from a greyhound. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units. (2) Subclause (1) does not apply if all dogs in the litter were – (a) bred for the purpose of being domestic pets; and (b) not bred for the purpose of racing other greyhounds. (3) Subclause (1) does not apply in the following circumstances: (a) if the litter was whelped by the greyhound from a pregnancy in existence on 1 January 2026;

Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Act 2025 Act No. of 2025 s. 10 Part 4 – Racing Regulation and Integrity Act 2024 Amended 22 (b) such other circumstances as may be prescribed for the purposes of this subclause. 9. Authorisations in relation to greyhound racing on closure date (1) In this clause – authorisation means any permit, certificate, entitlement, approval, permission or other authorisation issued under the former legislative scheme. (2) An authorisation under the former legislative scheme in force immediately before the greyhound racing closure date is of no effect under this Act on and after that closure date to the extent that it authorises, or purports to authorise – (a) the holding of greyhound race meetings; or (b) the use of racecourses for the purpose of greyhound racing; or (c) the registration of a club for the purpose of holding greyhound races; or (d) the racing of greyhounds in Tasmania; or

Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Act 2025 Act No. of 2025 Part 4 – Racing Regulation and Integrity Act 2024 Amended s. 10 23 (e) the betting on contingencies relating to greyhound races. 10. Regulations (1) The Governor may make regulations of a savings and transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Act 2025 to effect, and facilitate, the transition from the old legislative scheme to the new legislative scheme. (2) Regulations made under subclause (1) may – (a) specify that they take effect on – (i) the day on which any particular provision of the Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Act 2025 commences; or (ii) a day after the day on which any particular provision of the Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Act 2025 commences, whether the day so specified is before, on or

Greyhound Racing Legislation Amendments (Phasing Out Reform) Act 2025 Act No. of 2025 s. 10 Part 4 – Racing Regulation and Integrity Act 2024 Amended 24 after the day on which the regulations are made; and (b) be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations; and (c) authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any person or body specified in the regulations.