Vets at loggerheads with Racing NSW over licensing plan

Veterinarians are inwards a standoff alongside Racing New South Wales over plans requiring vets to last licensed alongside the racing body.

The vets debate they are already licensed in addition to regulated, in addition to that the oversight sought past times Racing NSW was non necessary.

Equine veterinarians from the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) warned terminal calendar month at that topographic point would last serious impacts to the racing manufacture if Racing NSW proceeded alongside the novel dominion governing the activities of vets who process racehorses inwards the state

AVA’s president, Dr Ben Gardiner said veterinarians were already regulated, licensed in addition to held to employment concern human relationship past times the New South Wales Government through the Veterinary Practitioners’ Board, in addition to that Racing NSW had non provided whatever bear witness that additional rule was needed.

“In fact, in addition to therefore effective has the rule been that Racing NSW has solely seen the quest to brand i electrical charge against a vet to the board inwards the terminal 7 years,” Gardiner said.

“And vets were late listed inwards the hap 10 most trusted professions inwards Australia.”

While AVA members strongly back upwardly maintaining the highest levels of integrity inwards racing, the association believes the Veterinary Practitioners’ Board should last the solely regulator for vets.

“Our members experience in addition to therefore strongly virtually this that many convey told us they volition convey no pick but to terminate their interest alongside racing, every bit this merely adds an unnecessary layer of ruby tape,” Gardiner said.

“There are 140 race clubs inwards rural in addition to regional New South Wales that are probable to last affected. Many vets contribute to their local race gild on race hateful solar daytime every bit a community service in addition to volition no longer last willing to create in addition to therefore if the proposed licensing organization becomes a reality.”

“And if at that topographic point are no vets, at that topographic point are no races.”

He continued: “Further rule is unnecessary in addition to volition convey unintended consequences to the racing industry.”

Racing NSW in addition to veterinarians met this calendar week inwards a bid to resolve the issue, alongside the appointment of implementation of the proposed government pushed dorsum from Dec 1 to Jan fifteen every bit efforts popular off on to hit agreement.

Racing NSW main executive Peter V’landys said the licensing of vets was essential to the integrity of racing.

He told local media: “We volition non compromise the integrity of racing in addition to nosotros desire punters in addition to everyone to know that nosotros are racing on a marker playing champaign in addition to that is why nosotros desire to licence veterinarians.”

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