Animal Welfare (Jumps Racing) Amendment Act 2022 (SA)

South Australia

Animal Welfare (Jumps Racing) Amendment Act 2022

An Act to amend the Animal Welfare Act 1985.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Jumps Racing) Amendment Act 2022.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation 12 months after the day on which it is assented to by the Governor.

Part 2Amendment of Animal Welfare Act 19853Insertion of section 14AA

After section 14 insert:

14AA—Jumps racing prohibited

1. (1)

   A person must not organise, promote or participate in, or participate in organising or promoting, jumps racing.

Maximum penalty: $20 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

1. (2)

   However, nothing in subsection (1) prevents a person from—

   1. (a)

      organising, promoting or participating in, or participating in organising or promoting, equestrian eventing, show jumping or a cross‑country event; or

   2. (b)

      jumping a horse, or requiring a person to jump a horse, over an obstacle other than in the course of a horse race; or

      Example—

      Training or preparation of a horse that includes jumping an obstacle.

   3. (c)

      publishing the field of horses competing in jumps racing held in another State or Territory, or overseas; or

   4. (d)

      advertising jumps racing held in another State or Territory, or allowing images or audio of such racing to be shown or heard.

2. (3)

   In this section—

jumps racing means a steeplechase or hurdle race involving the racing of horses.