New team for NSW greyhound commission

Three commissioners have been appointed to head NSW's new independent Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission.

Alan Brown, an experienced racing administrator and lawyer, will lead the commission, state Racing Minister Paul Toole said in a statement on Friday.

Joining him are former NSW energy and water ombudsman Clare Petre and former state natural resources commissioner John Keniry.

Mr Brown will oversee the establishment of the commission including transferring regulatory and welfare functions from the reconstituted Greyhound Racing NSW which is now led by former premier Morris Iemma.

In mid-2016, then NSW premier Mike Baird announced the government was going to ban greyhound racing after a special commission of inquiry found there was overwhelming evidence of systemic animal cruelty in the sport - including mass greyhound killings.

But the ban was abandoned three months later following an industry-led backlash.

The government has said it will contribute $41 million over the next five years to help the industry pay for the reforms with $11 million of that set aside for the integrity commission and $30 million to improve animal welfare.