Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector Bill 2024 (SA)

South Australia Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector Bill 2024 A Bill For An Act to establish a Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector to oversee implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into the Governance of the Greyhound Racing Industry, and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation Part 2—Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector 4 Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector 5 Functions of Inspector 6 Staff 7 Delegation Part 3—Powers 8 Power to require information 9 Powers to enter and inspect etc 10 Offence to hinder or obstruct Inspector or authorised officer 11 Self‑incrimination Part 4—Information gathering 12 Sharing of information between certain persons and bodies 13 Interaction with Public Sector (Data Sharing) Act 2016 Part 5—Miscellaneous 14 Authorised officers 15 Impersonating authorised officer 16 Confidentiality 17 False or misleading information 18 Final report 19 Regulations 20 Expiry of Act

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector Act 2024. 2—Commencement This Act comes into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 3—Interpretation In this Act— authorised officer means a person appointed to be an authorised officer under section 14; controlling authority means the body designated as the racing controlling authority for greyhound racing under the Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000; Inspector—see section 4; Report means the report of the Independent Inquiry into the Governance of the Greyhound Racing Industry; Report recommendations means the recommendations of the Report as they relate to the controlling authority.

Part 2—Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector 4—Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector (1) There will be a Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector (the Inspector). (2) The Inspector will be a person employed in the Public Service of the State. (3) The Inspector— (a) must be independent of the controlling authority and not involved in the greyhound racing industry; and (b) must not have been involved in the Report; and (c) must not accept any office or role relating to greyhound racing in this or another jurisdiction. 5—Functions of Inspector (1) The Inspector has the following functions: (a) to oversee and assess the implementation of the Report recommendations by the controlling authority; (b) to receive reports from the controlling authority on matters relating to integrity and welfare, at a frequency to be determined by the Inspector and in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the regulations; (c) to facilitate collaboration between the controlling authority and the Minister in implementing reforms; (d) to gather information relating to greyhound racing and the racing controlling authority; (e) to provide reports on any aspect of the Inspector's functions at the request of the Minister or on the Inspector's own initiative; (f) to prepare and provide the report required under section 18 to the Minister which outlines their assessment of the reform progress; (g) any other functions conferred on the Inspector by or under this or any other Act or by the Minister. (2) The Inspector is not subject to Ministerial direction in respect of the exercise of their functions under this Act. 6—Staff The Inspector's staff consists of the authorised officers and any Public Service employees assigned to assist the Inspector in the administration and enforcement of this Act. 7—Delegation (1) Subject to this section, the Minister and the Inspector may delegate any functions under this Act. (2) A delegation under this section— (a) must be in writing; and (b) may be conditional or unconditional; and (c) is revocable at will; and (d) does not prevent the delegator from acting in any matter. (3) A function delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so provides, be further delegated.