List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

4.14
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government propose a national or eastern states flying-fox consultative committee or working group to the Council of Australian Governments. The consultative committee or working group would be responsible for centrally compiling information on referrals and management actions, and identifying priorities for legislative harmonisation, research and funding for future action in the management of nationally protected flying-foxes.

Recommendation 2

4.28
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government establish a dedicated funding pool for flying-fox research and conservation actions, to enable:
continued funding of the National Flying-fox Monitoring Programme for at least the next 10 years;
committed funding for the priority actions outlined in the recovery plans for both the Spectacled Flying-fox and Grey-headed Flying-fox;
targeted national research into flying-fox roosting behaviours and habitat loss impacts; and
any other research that allows for the timely evaluation of flying-foxes under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, informed by rigorous data, at the earliest opportunity.

Recommendation 3

4.38
The Committee recommends that the Department of the Environment and Energy develop, in consultation with relevant state and local governments, a tool that assists councils to make decisions on action, referral and education in the most appropriate way, relevant to the flying-fox impacts in their jurisdiction.

Recommendation 4

4.49
The Committee recommends that the Department of the Environment and Energy, in consultation with other relevant organisations, develop a suite of education resources for Australian communities regarding flying-fox ecology, behaviour, environmental significance, health impacts, and management options. These resources should be promoted by the Australian Government to local councils, communities, businesses and all relevant stakeholders in affected jurisdictions and potentially affected jurisdictions.

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About this inquiry

The Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy will inquire into and report on the management of nationally protected flying-foxes in the eastern states of Australia.



Past Public Hearings

24 Nov 2016: Canberra