Footnotes

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Live Imports of Primates for Research) Bill 2015

[1]        Journals of Senate, 2013–15, No. 122, p. 3261.

[2]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 11 of 2015, 14 October 2015, p. 10. The Scrutiny of Bills Committee noted that it considered an identical bill introduced into the Senate on 22 November 2012. The committee made no comment on this bill. See Alert Digest No. 1 of 2013, 6 February 2013, p. 49.

[3]        Senator Lee Rhiannon, Senate Hansard, 17 September 2015, p. 7123.

[4]        Department of the Environment, Submission 7, p. 2.

[5]        Department of the Environment, Submission 7, p. 2.

[6]        Mr Stephen Oxley, Department of the Environment, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 33.

[7]        Department of the Environment, Submission 7, p. 3.

[8]        Department of the Environment, Submission 7, p. 2.

[9]        Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Part 13A—International movement of wildlife specimens.

[10]      Department of the Environment, Submission 7, p. 3.

[11]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Department of the Environment, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 33.

[12]      Department of the Environment, Submission 7, p. 3; see also Department of the Environment, Answers to questions on notice, p. 2 and Attachment B.

[13]      National Health and Medical Research Council, Submission 59, p. 2.

[14]      National Health and Medical Research Council, Answers to questions on notice, p. 1.

[15]      National Health and Medical Research Council, Submission 59, pp. 1–2.

[16]      Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 19.

[17]      Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 19.

[18]      Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 19.

[19]      Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp. 19–20.

[20]      National Health and Medical Research Council, Submission 59, p. 2.

[21]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[22]      Cruelty Free International, Submission 48, Attachment 3, p. 1; see also Animal Liberation NSW, Submission 9, p. 3.

[23]      RSPCA Australia, Submission 10, p. 8.

[24]      RSPCA Australia, Submission 10, p. 8.

[25]      CITES Resolution Conference 10.16 (Rev) Specimens of animal species bred in captivity, requires that both 'first generation offspring' and offspring 'bred in captivity' must be produced in a 'controlled environment' which is defined as 'an environment that is manipulated for the purpose of producing animals of a particular species, that has boundaries designed to prevent animals, eggs or gametes of the species from entering or leaving the controlled environment, and the general characteristics of which may include but are not limited to: artificial housing; waste removal; health care; protection from predators; and artificially supplied food'.

[26]      Cruelty Free International, Submission 48, Attachment 3, pp. 1–2.

[27]      Ms Helen Marston, Humane Research Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 9.

[28]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 27; see also Monash University, Submission 89, p. 2.

[29]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 31.

[30]      Professor Trichur Vidyasagar, Submission 58, p. 2; Dr John Capitanio, Submission 71, p. 1.

[31]      Dr Ilse Kiessling, Department of the Environment, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 35.

[32]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Department of the Environment, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 35.

[33]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Department of the Environment, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 33.

[34]      People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Submission 2, p. 2.

[35]      People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Submission 2, p. 2.

[36]      Barristers Animal Welfare Panel and Sentient, Submission 56, p. 2.

[37]      Department of the Environment, Submission 7, p. 3; see also Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 29.

[38]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Department of the Environment, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 37.

[39]      Ms Helen Marston, Humane Research Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 8.

[40]      RSPCA, Submission 10, pp 6–7.

[41]      Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp 21–22.

[42]      Dr Nicholas Price, Submission 70, p. 2.

[43]      Name Withheld, Submission 12, p. 2; see also Dr Tim Kuchel, Submission 75, p. 1.

[44]      Australasian Neuroscience Society Inc, Submission 63, p. 1.

[45]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 26.

[46]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 29.

[47]      Humane Research Australia, Supplementary Submission 1, p. 3; see also Dr Andre Menache, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 2.

[48]      Cruelty Free International, Submission 48, p. 5.

[49]      Dr Andre Menache, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 5.

[50]      Humane Research Australia, Supplementary Submission 1, p. 2; see also Animal Defenders Office, Submission 3, p. 2; Animal Liberation Queensland, Submission 5, p. 3; Animals Australia, Submission 8, p. 1.

[51]      Australians for Animals, Submission 8, p. 1.

[52]      Humane Research Australia, Submission 1, p. 4.

[53]      Dr Andre Menache, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 2; Associate Professor Brett Lidbury, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 13.

[54]      Associate Professor Brett Lidbury, Submission 50, p. 2; see also Associate Professor Brett Lidbury, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp 16, 18.

[55]      Dr Andre Menache, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 2.

[56]      European Animal Research Association, Submission 57, p. 1; see also Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 26.

[57]      Association of Primate Veterinarians, Submission 62, p. 2; Expert Group for Non-Human Primate Neuroscience Research in the UK, Submission 73, p. 1; Society for Neuroscience, Submission 78, p. 1.

[58]      Professor James McClusky, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) and Dr Mark Hargraves, Dean, The University of Melbourne, Submission 84, p. 2.

[59]      Expert Group for Non-Human Primate Neuroscience Research in the UK, Submission 73, p. 1.

[60]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 28.

[61]      Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 22.

[62]      Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 22.

[63]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 28.

[64]      Name Withheld, Submission 12, p. 2.

[65]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 26.

[66]      Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 22.

[67]      Australasian Neuroscience Society Inc, Submission 63, p. 2; see also Professor Anne Kelso, National Health and Medical Research Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 20.

[68]      Name Withheld, Submission 12, p. 3. See also Professor Marcello Rosa, Submission 29, p. 1; Association of Primate Veterinarians, Submission 62, p. 1; Australasian Neuroscience Society, Submission 63; Oregon National Primate Research Centre, Submission 65; Yerkes National Primate Research Centre, Submission 66; Society for Neuroscience, Submission 78, p. 1; Japan Neuroscience Society, Submission 79, p. 1; Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 26.

[69]      Department of the Environment, Answers to questions on notice, Attachment B.

[70]      Dr Nicholas Price, Submission 70, p. 1.

[71]      Australasian Neuroscience Society Inc, Submission 63, p. 1; Expert Group for Non-Human Primate Neuroscience Research in the UK, Submission 73, p. 1; Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 27.

[72]      Professor Trichur Vidyasagar, Submission 58, p. 1.

[73]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp. 26–27.

[74]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 26.

[75]      Association of Primate Veterinarians, Submission 62, p. 1.

[76]      Ms Helen Marston, Humane Research Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 7.

[77]      Ms Helen Marston, Humane Research Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 7.

[78]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 28.

[79]      Expert Group for Non-Human Primate Neuroscience Research in the UK, Submission 73, p. 1.

[80]      Association of Primate Veterinarians, Submission 62, p. 1; Submission 77, p. 1.

[81]      International Basel Declaration Society, Submission 76, p. 1.

[82]      Name Withheld, Submission 12, p. 2.

[83]      Associate Professor James Bourne, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 28.

[84]      Name Withheld, Submission 12, p. 2.

[85]      European Animal Research Association, Submission 57, p. 2.

Additional Comments from Labor Senators

[1]        National Health and Medical Research Council, Submission 59, p. 3.

[2]        Associate Professor James Bourne, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p.30.

[3]        Professor Anne Kelso AO, National Health and Medical Research Council, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 22.

[4]        Associate Professor James Bourne, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 30.