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2490 - REHOMING NUMBERS OF GREYHOUNDS

Donato, Philip to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Minister for Gaming and Racing, Minister for Veterans, Minister for Medical Research, and Minister for the Central Coast

Regarding Greyhound Racing NSW’s (GRNSW) 2023 Annual Report which boasts record rehoming numbers, I am advised GRNSW's Greyhound Adoption Program is propped up by many hundreds of desexed greyhounds which are still with breeders:

(1) Are desexed greyhounds remaining with their breeders and being counted as being rehomed greyhounds in the GRNSW’s Greyhound Adoption Program?

(a) If so, why is this the case and how is it affecting rehoming statistics?

(2) Can you confirm whether GRNSW executives are incentivised for meeting Key Performance Indicators, i.e. rehoming of greyhounds?
Answer -
REHOMING NUMBERS OF GREYHOUNDS

(1) Greyhound Racing NSW's (GRNSW) reporting of rehoming outcomes is a matter for that organisation.

The Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission independently publishes greyhound retirement notification figures on a quarterly and annual basis, as part of its Greyhound Lifecycle Report and Annual Report.

These reports are published on the Commission's website and include a breakdown of retired greyhounds retained by industry participants, and those rehomed with non­participants. https://www.gwic.nsw.gov.au/

(2) Sections 19 and 20 of the Greyhound Racing Act 2017 provide that the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 does not apply to or in respect of the Chief Executive Officer or other staff, respectively, employed by GRNSW. As such, remuneration of GRNSW staff, including executives, is a matter entirely for GRNSW.

Question asked on 13 March 2024 (session 58-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 45
Answer received on 17 April 2024 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 50

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