❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding live baiting in the greyhound racing industry, prompted by media reports in other states. The Minister deferred most questions, citing insufficient time to gather the information, but affirmed ongoing investigations by the industry's governing body.
AnsweredQoN 78Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
GREYHOUND RACING INDUSTRY — LIVE BAITING
78. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I refer to recent media reports of live baiting of greyhounds
by trainers in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
(1) How many
government inspections of Western Australian trainers' properties and
facilities have been undertaken in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date?
(2) How many
complaints about live baiting have been received by the government and what
were the outcomes of the resultant investigations in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to
date?
(3) How many
government inspections of Western Australian trainers' properties and
facilities have taken place since Monday, 16 February 2015?
(4) Have any
of the 24 people suspended in other states trained or raced greyhounds in WA;
and, if so, what are their names and the names of the greyhounds trained or
raced?
(5) Will the
minister undertake to have a full investigation of the local industry to
determine whether any live baiting practices are occurring in WA; and, if not,
why not?
78. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I refer to recent media reports of live baiting of greyhounds
by trainers in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
(1) How many
government inspections of Western Australian trainers' properties and
facilities have been undertaken in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date?
(2) How many
complaints about live baiting have been received by the government and what
were the outcomes of the resultant investigations in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to
date?
(3) How many
government inspections of Western Australian trainers' properties and
facilities have taken place since Monday, 16 February 2015?
(4) Have any
of the 24 people suspended in other states trained or raced greyhounds in WA;
and, if so, what are their names and the names of the greyhounds trained or
raced?
(5) Will the
minister undertake to have a full investigation of the local industry to
determine whether any live baiting practices are occurring in WA; and, if not,
why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1)–(4)
I ask the member to please place these parts of the question on notice, as the
required information is not available in the given time frame.
(5) Investigations
of the Western Australian greyhound industry continue to be a priority of
Racing and Wagering Western Australia, the industry's governing body.
There have been no findings to date by RWWA of any misconduct or
irregularities.
question.
(1)–(4)
I ask the member to please place these parts of the question on notice, as the
required information is not available in the given time frame.
(5) Investigations
of the Western Australian greyhound industry continue to be a priority of
Racing and Wagering Western Australia, the industry's governing body.
There have been no findings to date by RWWA of any misconduct or
irregularities.
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