Greyhound Racing Regulation 2019 / Penalty Infringement Notices

Penalty notice offences under Greyhound Racing Act 2017 and Greyhound Racing Regulation 2019

Effective 1 September 2019

OffenceOffence amountOffence Provision
Greyhound Racing Act 2017  
If you contravene an offence provision of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Greyhounds$2,200Section 39
If you keep – on any premises where greyhounds are kept, trialled, trained or raced – any animal reasonably capable of being used as a lure for trialling, training or racing greyhounds

$550 if first offence

$1,100 if second or subsequent offence

Section 41(1)
If you own, breed or keep a greyhound (regardless of whether it is owned, breed or kept in connection with greyhound racing) and fail to register the greyhound before it is 12 weeks old

$275 if first offence

$550 if second or subsequent offence

Section 42(1)
If you are a greyhound owner and fail to comply with any conditions imposed on the registration of the greyhound

$275 if first offence

$550 if second or subsequent offence

Section 42(2)

If you own an unregistered greyhound and cause or permit the greyhound to compete in a greyhound race or in a trial, or be trained, at a greyhound trial track

$275 if first offence

$550 if second or subsequent offence

Section 43
If you carry on an activity as a greyhound racing industry participant when not registered to carry on that activity

$550 if first offence

$1,100 if second or subsequent offence

Section 44(1)
If you are a registered greyhound racing industry participant and fail to comply with any conditions imposed on the person’s registration

$550 if first offence

$1,100 if second or subsequent offence

Section 44(2)
If you conduct a greyhound race meeting when not registered to do so$5,500Section 45(1)
If you are a registered greyhound racing club and fail to comply with any conditions imposed on the club’s registration$5,500Section 45(2)
If you are a proprietor of a greyhound trial track and cause or permit the trial track to be used for greyhounds to compete in trials or be trained in racing when the trial track is not registered$2,200Section 46(1)
If you are a proprietor of a greyhound trial track and fail to comply with any conditions imposed on the registration of the greyhound trial track$2,200Section 46(2)
If you are a proprietor of a greyhound trial track and fail to retain a CCTV recording in accordance with a Ministerial order

$1,100 if first offence

$2,200 if second or subsequent offence

Section 50(6)
If you refuse or fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement made under the Commission’s inspection and enforcement powers

$550 if first offence

$1,100 if second or subsequent offence

Section 82(1)
If you assault, threaten or abuse an inspector or a person assisting an inspector$1,100Section 82(4)
If you impersonate an inspector or falsely represent that the person is an inspector$1,100Section 82(5)
If you fail to comply with the requirements of a notice given to the person to furnish information or produce records to an inquiry, attend the inquiry, give evidence at the inquiry and produce records at hearings$1,100Section 86(6)
Greyhound Racing Regulation 2019  
If you enter, or remain in, a restricted access area at a greyhound racecourse or greyhound trial track and are not a registered greyhound racing industry participant or are not authorised by the racecourse operator$550Clause 23(1)