53Integrity and Animal Welfare Standards

53 Integrity and Animal Welfare Standards

(1)  The Commissioner is to prepare and issue standards including, but not limited to, standards relating to integrity and animal welfare.

(2)  The Commissioner may prepare and issue standards as a result of a request of the Minister under section 54 .

(3)  The Standards may provide for any matter relating or incidental to the conduct of racing.

(4)  Without limiting subsection (3) , the Standards may make provision with respect to the following matters:

(a) the welfare of animals that are or have been involved in racing;

(b) integrity in racing, including but not limited to, the setting of licence and registration standards and criteria;

(c) the number of stewards required to –

(i) officiate at race meetings; and

(ii) officiate at race trials; and

(iii) perform any other functions pursuant to the Rules of Racing;

(d) animal welfare operations, including stable and kennel inspections;

(e) the testing (including swabbing) of animals and humans in racing, both in competition and out of competition;

(f) the keeping, treatment, handling and care of greyhounds and horses;

(g) the facilities, equipment and conditions at premises where greyhounds and horses are kept, trialled, trained or raced;

(h) the procedures and practices to be adopted in relation to the keeping, trialling, training and racing of greyhounds and horses;

(i) the lifetime traceability of greyhounds and horses;

(j) the qualifications, attributes or other criteria for persons applying for licences or registration;

(k) minimum training required to be completed by persons employed by or engaged in the racing industry;

(l) the administration, licensing, registering and regulation of bookmakers and bookmaker’s agents;