Greyhound Racing Amendment (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2017 (NSW)

New South Wales

Greyhound Racing Amendment (Savings and

Transitional) Regulation 2017

under the

Greyhound Racing Act 2017

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following
Regulation under the Greyhound Racing Act 2017.

PAUL TOOLE, MP Minister for Racing

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to include additional savings and transitional provisions consequential on regulation-making power) and clause 1 of Schedule 4.

the enactment of the Greyhound Racing Act 2017.
Greyhound Racing Amendment (Savings and Transitional)

Regulation 2017

under the

Greyhound Racing Act 2017

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Greyhound Racing Amendment (Savings and Transitional)
Regulation 2017.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 3 July 2017 and is required to be published on the
NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Greyhound Racing Act 2017 No 13

[1]      Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Insert before clause 2:

1A Definition

In this Part:
transition period means the period commencing on 3 July 2017 and ending on
the commencement of Part 5 of this Act.

[2]      Schedule 4, clauses 5–7

Insert after clause 4:

5      Functions of GRNSW under former Act

The functions conferred or imposed on Greyhound Racing New South Wales under the former Act or any other Act or law are, until such time as the former Act is repealed, to be exercised by GRNSW as constituted under this Act.

6      Control, supervision and regulation of greyhound racing by GRNSW during transition period

Despite section 12 (a), GRNSW has the function of controlling, supervising and regulating greyhound racing during the transition period.

7      Continuation of provisions relating to welfare of greyhounds during transition period

(1)  During the transition period, the following provisions of the Greyhound Racing Prohibition Act 2016 continue to have effect despite their repeal by this Act:

(a)	Part 5,
(b)	sections 30 and 31.
(2)	A reference in those continued provisions to the greyhound racing rules is a reference to the greyhound racing rules made under the Greyhound Racing Act 2009.