Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

The greyhound industry is regulated by state governments. The Australian government's role is limited to issuing export permits and health certificates under the Export Control (Animals) Order 2004 for all breeds of dog. The Liberal-National government has progressed a legislative amendment to the Export Control (Animals) Order that will allow the sharing of information between jurisdictions for the purposes of ensuring animal health and welfare. The amendment will allow state regulators to request and receive details of greyhound export applications. This enables the state regulators to enforce their policy that registered greyhounds can only be exported if they have been issued with a greyhound passport.