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Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission

https://www.gwic.nsw.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$25M

NSW Budget 2025-26
Flat vs prior year
Total Revenue

$25M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

90

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

The Commission’s principal functions are to: Promote and protect the welfare of greyhounds. Safeguard the integrity of greyhounds racing and betting. Maintain public confidence in the greyhound racing industry [AR p.10]

VISION

To promote and protect the welfare of greyhounds and safeguard the integrity of greyhounds racing and betting in NSW [CP p.10]

PURPOSE

The Commission’s principal functions are to: Promote and protect the welfare of greyhounds. Safeguard the integrity of greyhounds racing and betting. Maintain public confidence in the greyhound racing industry [AR p.10]

Strategic priorities

· 3

1

Promote and protect the welfare of greyhounds

2

Safeguard the integrity of greyhounds racing and betting

3

Maintain public confidence in the greyhound racing industry

Outcomes

· 3

Outcome 1: Greyhound Welfare

The Commission plays a crucial role in establishing and enforcing high welfare standards throughout a greyhound’s life, from breeding to end of life.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Examining all greyhounds pre-race to ensure their fitness to race
  • Undertaking injury detection via race observation, gait analysis and clinical examination

Outcome 2: Greyhound Integrity

The Commission continues to play a central role in maintaining the welfare, integrity, and accountability of the New South Wales greyhound racing industry.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Stewards issued notices for matters related to the performance of greyhounds in races
  • Detection of prohibited substances in greyhounds

Outcome 3: Public Confidence

The Commission’s role is to maintain public confidence in the greyhound racing industry.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Being a trusted, fair, firm and impartial regulator
  • Providing excellent customer service

Values

· 3

Integrity

Accountability

Transparency

Performance measures

· 2

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

On-track euthanasia

Reduction in on-track euthanasia

87 percent decline in on-track euthanasia since the Commission’s first year of operation

Annual Report 2024-25
Achieved

CCE02

Greyhound whelpings

Increase in number of pups whelped

2,915 pups whelped from 429 litters in New South Wales

Annual Report 2024-25
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202021-22.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202021-22.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202023-24.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202023-24.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202021-22.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202021-22.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202023-24.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202023-24.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

GWIC%20Annual%20Report%202020-21_0.pdf)

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