82Rules of Board

82 Rules of Board

S. 82(1) amended by No. 83/1995 s. 9(1).

(1) The Board may make rules for or with respect to the control of the sport of greyhound racing in Victoria and the regulation of the registration and breeding of greyhounds for greyhound racing, including (without affecting the generality of the foregoing) rules for or with respect to fees for registrations, fines, and any matter whatsoever which the Board is by or under this or any other Act required or empowered to administer or perform.

S. 82(1A) inserted by No. 83/1995 s. 9(2).

(1A) Without limiting the powers of the Board under subsection (1), the Board may make rules for or with respect to—

(a) the registration of greyhounds as racing greyhounds, stud greyhounds or breeding greyhounds;

(b) the recognition of registration of greyhounds in a State or Territory other than Victoria, or outside Australia;

(c) the approval of registered greyhounds for racing;

S. 82(1A)(ca) inserted by No. 17/2016 s. 10(1).

(ca) the welfare of greyhounds;

(d) the breeding and kennelling of greyhounds, including the registration of—

(i) services by stud greyhounds; and

(ii) results of matings; and

(iii) greyhound puppies in a litter;

(e) the collection of body samples from greyhounds to verify lineage for the purposes of registration;

(f) fees to be paid for registration, recognition of registration, approval for racing and the collection and testing of body samples.

Note to s. 82(1A) inserted by No. 17/2016 s. 10(2).

Under section 69(3) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994 the Board must pay to the Treasurer money in respect of fees for the registration of certain greyhounds for the purposes of that Act.

S. 82(2) inserted by No. 8603 s. 6(2).

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) control of the sport of greyhound racing in Victoria extends to control of the use of greyhound trial tracks.

S. 83 amended by Nos 6886 s. 3, 7621 s. 6, 8209 s. 21(1)(a)(ii) (b), 9146 s. 13, 9671 s. 14, 9924 s. 3(f), 125/1986 s. 13(d), 83/1995 s. 10, 52/2009 s. 12, repealed by No. 2/2022 s. 21.

Pt 3A (Heading and ss 83A–83E) repealed[15], new Pt 3A (Heading and ss 83A–83OC) inserted by No. 52/2009 s. 8, amended by Nos 55/2012 ss 13–16, 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 83.3), 17/2016 s. 11, repealed by No. 37/2018 s. 15.

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Pt 3B (Heading) substituted by No. 37/2018 s. 16.

Pt 3B
(Heading and ss 83F–83O) inserted by No. 9924 s. 2, amended, substituted as Pt 3B (Heading and ss 83OD–83OG) by No. 52/2009 s. 9.