CONSULTATION SUMMARY Under the Racing Act 1958, GRV is required to both consult with greyhound racing industry participants and to encourage and support consultation within the Industry. During 2019-20, GRV consulted with Animal Welfare Victoria, the Greyhound Owners Trainers and Breeders Association (GOTBA) Victoria, GCV, Greyhound Clubs Australia, Racing Analytical Services Laboratories, RSPCA Victoria, Greyhound Safety Net, the Australian Greyhound Veterinarians Association, the Australian Greyhound Racing Association, Animals Australia, Victoria Police, the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Dogs Victoria, Victorian Chamber of Commerce, the Maddie Riewoldt Foundation, local government bodies and the general community. GRV’s social media resources also play an important part in how GRV engages with participants, communities and other stakeholders to provide information and encourage consultation on issues including rules and policy changes and codes of practice. In 2019-20, GRV’s Facebook page had 795,300 engagements with visitors and GAP’s Facebook page had 1.95 million engagements with visitors. GRV’s Industry Consultative Group (ICG) provides broad-based input into GRV’s planning and to give the industry a clearer insight into GRV’s decision-making process. The group includes regional and metropolitan owners, trainers, breeders, greyhound clubs and a greyhound veterinarian. To complement the ICG, GRV also uses reference groups to help inform its operational work on key topical matters, including the Breeding and Racing Reference Groups. During the implementation of the Code of Practice for the Keeping of Racing Greyhounds, an additional reference group was established to enable participantbased feedback to help inform the development of compliance tools and project deliverables. This was a particularly useful forum in the development of solutions that supported participant compliance with the Code.
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