Hearings and Transcripts
Hearings
Hearings commenced at 10am on Monday 16 September 2024 at the Fair Work Commission hearing rooms at 80 William Street East Sydney.
Forthcoming Hearings
Hearing dates are subject to change. Please check this website regularly for updates.
Please note: it is anticipated that further hearings will be held during the period 3 to 14 February 2025.
Witnesses and Transcripts
A full list of hearing dates, the names of witnesses who gave evidence in public and links to the transcripts of the public portions of the hearings appear below.
| Hearing date | Public Witnesses | Link to transcript |
| 16 September 2024 | Opening statements | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 16 September 2024 (PDF 983.24KB) |
| 17 September 2024 | Mr Daniel Weizman, Chief Executive Officer, Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers Association Mr Edward Rennell, Chief Executive Officer, Greyhound Racing New Zealand Mr Michael Dore, Racing Manager, Greyhound Racing New Zealand | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 17 September 2024 (PDF 450.71KB) |
| 18 September 2024 | No public witnesses | All hearings were private on this day |
| 20 September 2024 | No public witnesses | All hearings were private on this day |
| 16 October 2024 | Mr Kevin Sweet, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 16 October 2024 (PDF 627.42KB) |
| 21 October 2024 | Ms Rachel Bessis, Chief Commercial Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 21 October 2024 (PDF 7.75MB) |
| 22 October 2024 | No public witnesses | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 22 October 2024 (PDF 973.88KB) |
| 23 October 2024 | Mr Jeremy Gasperov, Head of Strategic Projects, Government and Corporate Affairs, GRNSW Ms Jamie Palmer, Director of Greyhound Adoptions and Rehoming, GRNSW | |
| 24 October 2024 | Mr Stephen Austin, Director of Canine Training, GRNSW Mr Stephen Radford, Chief Operating Officer, GRNSW Dr Alexander Brittan, Former Chief Veterinary Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 24 October 2024 (PDF 723.67KB) |
| 5 November 2024 | Mr Stephen Radford, Chief Operating Officer, GRNSW (cont) | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 5 November 2024 (PDF 653.97KB) |
| 6 November 2024 | Mr Elias Kheir, In-house General Counsel, GRNSW Mr Andrew Macaulay, CEO, Dorade Pty Ltd Mr Apostolis Tolly Saivanidis | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 6 November 2024 (PDF 7.03MB)Transcript was updated 2 December 2024. See why transcripts are updated. |
| 26 November 2024 | Mr Tony Mestrov, Former Chief Executive Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 26 November 2024 (PDF 608.15KB) |
| 27 November 2024 | Mr Tony Mestrov, Former Chief Executive Officer, GRNSW Mr Wayne Billett, Acting Chief Executive Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 27 November 2024 (PDF 595.16KB) |
| 28 November 2024 | Mr Wayne Billett, Acting Chief Executive Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 28 November 2024 (PDF 554.47KB) |
| 3 December 2024 | Dr Alexander Brittan, Former Chief Veterinary Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 3 December 2024 (PDF 611.85KB) |
| 4 December 2024 | Dr Alexander Brittan, Former Chief Veterinary Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 4 December 2024 (PDF 694.29KB) |
| 5 December 2024 | Dr Liam Ryan, Former Chief Veterinary Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 5 December 2024 (PDF 387.58KB) |
| 10 December 2024 | Dr Elizabeth Arnott, Chief Veterinarian, RSPCA NSW (Expert Witness) | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 10 December 2024 (PDF 699.95KB) |
| 11 December 2024 | Mr Robert Macaulay, Former Chief Executive Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 11 December 2024 (PDF 1.4MB) |
| 12 December 2024 | Mr Robert Macaulay, Former Chief Executive Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 12 December 2024 (PDF 1.24MB) |
| 13 December 2024 | Mr Robert Macaulay, Former Chief Executive Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 13 December 2024 (PDF 1.18MB) |
| 16 December 2024 | Mr Robert Macaulay, Former Chief Executive Officer, GRNSW | FileTranscript Greyhound Racing NSW Inquiry - 16 December 2024 (PDF 1.47MB) |