Commercial Utilisation of Australian Native Wildlife

APPENDIX 1

LIST OF SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED FROM

ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS

(* Indicates supplementary submissions presented)

1	Mr Lyall Naylor	QLD
2	Mrs K E Chapman	SA
3	Mr Raymond Hoser	VIC
4	Drouin Emu Farm (M & A Carmody)	VIC
5	Mr Steve Peuker (Queensland DPI)	QLD
6	Johnstone Ecological Society	QLD
7	Mr R A Jurgansen	QLD
8	Mr William (Bill) Zingelmann	QLD
9	Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia	NSW
10	Ms Sara Beccar	NSW
11	V J Robertson	WA
12	Mr Clem Campbell, MLA (Member for Bundaberg)	QLD
13	G K Robertson	NSW
14	Ms Jeanette Whittington	NSW
15	Ms Lani Imhof	NSW
16	Mrs Joan Hall	VIC
17	M Clarke	TAS
18	Ms Laurel Dumbrell	NSW
19	Ms Paula Xiberras	TAS
20	H St James-Deville	VIC
21	J Z Kabos	NSW
22	North Coast Environmental Council	NSW
23	Ms Louise Dyer	NSW
24	Mrs Hope Waugh	SA
25	Ms Tanya Obreza	NSW
26	Mr Colin Budd	NSW
27	Ms Linda Aspinall	VIC
28	R Mackertich, A Walsh & G Henson	NSW
29	Ms Leah Ashley	NSW
30	Ms Nicole South	SA
31	Mrs Cynthia Neubecker	VIC
32	Ms Meredith Grove	QLD
33	Dr B A Neubecker	VIC
34	Ms Barbara Woodcock	WA
35	Animal Liberation (South Australia)	SA
36	Mr Dave Thomson	WA
37	Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Capricorn Branch	QLD
38	Ms Ruth Pinder	SA
39	Dr Una Stephenson	QLD
40	Mr Darren Green	VIC
41	Queensland Insect Breeders Association Inc	QLD
42	Mrs Kathleen Timmerman	VIC
43	Mr Beau Wellington	SA
44	Ms Yvette Larosa	SA
45	Ms Joan Burkett	NSW
46	Ms J Noble	SA
47	Jacki & Rick Roberts	NSW
48	Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists Club Inc	VIC
49	Mr A V Loveless	NSW
50	Yellabiddy Marketing (Mr G Ison)	WA
51	Mrs K Deer	NSW
52	Mr J A Dick	VIC
53	Ms Marcelle Noble	NSW
54	Sunshine Coast Environment Council Inc	QLD
55	Dr Daryl Catt, Mrs Clair Catt & Mr Jules Catt, plus 58 signatures	NT
56	Dr John Hatch, University of Adelaide	SA
57	Native Bird Liberation Alliance	NSW
58	Ms Julia Carryer	WA
59	NT Cockatoo Breeding & Research Centre (Mr Phil Reader)	NT
60	Mr C M Friel	NT
61	Bird Care & Conservation Society Inc (South Australia)	SA
62	Mrs W Parsons	SA
63	Mr Adrian Walker	QLD
64	Ms Carol Horrigan	SA
65	Queensland Conservation Council	QLD
66*	Animal Liberation (ACT)	ACT
67	Waterbird Conservation Group Inc	WA
68	Ms Toni Matulick	SA
69*	Venom Supplies Pty Ltd (Mr Peter Mirtschin)	SA
70	Mr Roger Bilney	VIC
71	Bureau of Resource Sciences, DPIE	ACT
72	Emu Oil Therapies Pty Ltd (Mr Neil Duncan)	VIC
73	Ms Jenny Fitzgibbon	NT
74	Ms Tessa King	VIC
75	Ms Lorraine Gibbs	NSW
76	South Australian Federation of Animal Societies	SA
77*	Earth Sanctuaries Limited (Dr John Wamsley)	SA
78	Mr David McManus	VIC
79	Alderman Geoff Harris	NT
80	Mrs B J Stonely	SA
81	Ms Rosalie Schultz	NT
82	Professor Robin Parsons	NSW
83	Far North Queensland Network	QLD
84	Mr John Card	VIC
85	Ms Pamela Godwin	VIC
86*	Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia Inc	NSW
87	Animal Liberation (VIC)	VIC
88	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service	NSW
89	Ms Esther Reaper	VIC
90	West Wimmera District Council	VIC
91	Mr Harold Ehmann	SA
92*	Australian Wildlife Protection Council (Submission on Kangaroos)	VIC
93	Australian Wildlife Protection Council (Submission on Emus)	VIC
94	Mrs Julie Lloyd	QLD
95	Casuarina Parrot Gardens (Neville & Enid Connors)	NSW
96	Mr Paul Barton	NSW
97	Mr Chris Simcox	VIC
98	Miss P.A. Robb	QLD
99	Ms Johana Lambert	TAS
100	Ms Katrina Larson	VIC
101	Conservation Council of Western Australia Inc	WA
102	World Wide Fund For Nature (Australia)	NSW
103	Professor Eugene J Moll, University of Queensland	QLD
104	Associate Professor Michael J Tyler, University of Adelaide	SA
105	Northern Territory Parrot Breeding and Export Centre (Mr P McGrath)	NT
106	National Farmers' Federation	ACT
107	Ms Nanette George	VIC
108	Western Victorian Cockatoo Control Committee	VIC
109	Ms Farah-Lee Yudelman	VIC
110	Mr Graeme Boyington	VIC
111	Arid Lands Environment Centre Inc	NT
112	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory	NT
113	Mr Otto Mueller	WA
114	Mr Leon R Bryan	VIC
115	Mr John F Riley	QLD
116	Australian Reptile Park (Mr John Weigel)	NSW
117	Ms Debra Callister	ACT
118*	Safari Club International (Australian South Pacific Chapter)	NSW
119*	Mr Bradley Oliver	SA
120	Ms Loani Burns	QLD
121	Mrs A C E Gilfillan	NSW
122	Ms Mary Motlock	QLD
123	Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government	QLD
124*	Humane Society International, Australian Office	NSW
125	Ms Dianne Martin	NT
126	Agriculture Western Australia	WA
127	Platypus Biology (Mr T R Grant)	NSW
128	Zoological Board of Victoria	VIC
129*	Kangaroo Protection Co-operative Ltd	NSW
130	Ms Sally Harris	SA
131	Ms Nicole Sutterby	VIC
132	Anti-Vivisection Union	SA
133	Mr & Mrs D Hale	NSW
134	Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland (Pine Rivers Branch)	QLD
135	Mr David Nicolls	SA
136	Mr Peter Kalmund	WA
137	The South Australian Ornithological Association	SA
138	Ms Lynlee White	SA
139*	Stradbroke Island Management Organisation Inc	QLD
140	Ms Maggie Bolitho	NSW
141	Lenah Game Meats	TAS
142	Dr Chris Tidemann, ANU	ACT
143	Emu Industry Development Committee	VIC
144	Queensland Wildlife Parks Association Inc.	QLD
145	Dr Stephen Garnett	SA
146	Project Jonah	VIC
147	Endemica Furniture (Paul & Nadine Marshall)	QLD
148	Mr Darryl Houston	NSW
149	Murray Regional Development Board Inc	NSW
150	Ms Christine Kelly	WA
151	Mrs Maureen Campbell	WA
152	oZSnake (Mr Lee Bolger)	VIC
153	Ms Elizabeth Gowland	QLD
154	Ms Barbara Champion	NSW
155	Mrs Phyllis Martin	NSW
156	Blackwood Environment Society Inc	WA
157	Wildlife Management International Pty Ltd (Dr Grahame Webb)	NT
158	Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm (Mr Peter Freeman)	QLD
159	Peak Environmental Enterprises (Dr Geoff Mosley)	VIC
160	United Bird Societies of South Australia Inc	SA
161	Mr Richard Jessup	WA
162	Sylvia & Pam Ahern	VIC
163	Mrs Mary Binks	TAS
164	Miss Alja Brown	NSW
165	Ms L Anthorp	NSW
166	Mr Robert Parry	VIC
167	Ms D J Wallis	NT
168	Ms Barbara Gilbert	VIC
169*	RSPCA	ACT
170	Ms J L Hobson	NSW
171	Little Meadows Emu Farm Pty Ltd (Mr A M Golding)	WA
172	T Atkinson	WA
173	Ms Helen Hinton	QLD
174	NSW Aboriginal Land Council	NSW
175*	Mr David Millar	NSW
176	Australasian Wildlife Management Society	NSW
177*	CSIRO Biodiversity Sector (Dr Brian Walker)	ACT
178	Australian and New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies Inc	VIC
179	Mrs V D Burnett	QLD
180	Ms Sharron E Archer	VIC
181	Kimani Aviaries (Ms Diana Anderson)	WA
182	NT Environmental Defender's Office	NT
183	Mr Brian Littler (plus 10 signatures)	WA
184	E McMahon	NSW
185	D Watson	QLD
186	Mr W Timberman	VIC
187	Australian Veterinary Association Ltd	NSW
188	Emu Farmers Federation of Australia	NSW
189	Mr K E Haggar	VIC
190	Victorian Herpetological Society Inc	VIC
191	Emu Producers Association of Victoria	VIC
192	Wildlife Management International Pty Ltd (Mr Michael Vardon)	NT
193	Gregory Moulatlet	VIC
194	Mid West Development Commission	WA
195	Queensland Council of Bird Societies	QLD
196	Emu Association of Queensland	QLD
197	Mr Richard Jones, Member, Legislative Council	NSW
198	Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories	ACT
199	Nature Conservation Council of NSW Inc	NSW
200	Dr Gordon Grigg, University of Queensland	QLD
201	Mr & Mrs W Basire	NT
202	Judy & Jonathan Smith	WA
203	Australian Conservation Foundation and Tasmanian Conservation Trust Inc	TAS
204	Humane Society of the United States	USA
205	TK & E C Howe	VIC
206	Mrs J M Frolich	QLD
207	Mrs Joan Naulty	SA
208	J Sharrock	QLD
209	Department of Environment, Queensland Government	QLD
210	Avi-Ark (Mr John F Allen)	WA
211	Mr Joseph Forshaw	NSW
212	Ms Carol Bellenger	ACT
213	Miss Vicki Gielen	VIC
214	Ms Florence Whyte	NSW
215	Mrs F I Gielen	VIC
216	Miss Ilma Critchley	NSW
217	Ms Michelle Jacques	NSW
218	Mrs Siobhan Duffy	WA
219	Ms Sonya Lesmond	TAS
220	Ms Rachel Hampton	TAS
221	Miss Robyn Knights	VIC
222	Mr R Hume	NSW
223	Mr C V Taylor	NSW
224	Mr Gus Morassi	QLD
225	Ms Constance Freeman	VIC
226	Ms Leanne Sheary	NSW
227	Ms Karen Jarman	NSW
228	Ms S Schuler	NSW
229	Mrs J Brand	QLD
230	Ms L Cowper	NSW
231	Mrs Joy Jarman	NSW
232	Mr Jack Rust	VIC
233	Ms Sue Matthews	VIC
234	Mr John Syme	QLD
235	Ms Astrid Herlihy	WA
236	Mrs Lynnette Janson	NSW
237	Mr Daniel Kremer	VIC
238	Ms Colette Kremer	VIC
239	Ms Kirsten Kremer	VIC
240	Mrs Fay Lawn	VIC
241	Ms Marie V O'Connor	SA
242	Ms Laura Allum	QLD
243	Mrs Mavis E Maclaine	TAS
244	Ms Gaibriel Watson	NSW
245	Ms Julia Berney	WA
246	Mr Michael Liu	NSW
247	Mr Leigh Auchinachie	NSW
248	Ms B Webster	TAS
249	Mr Paul Munro	ACT
250	Ms Lyndall McCormack	NSW
251	Ms Christine Jones	WA
252	Ms Ursula Jones	NSW
253	Gold Coast and Hinterland Environment Council	QLD
254	Ms G Lewis	SA
255	Ms E Fitzpatrick	NSW
256	Mrs W Beshaw	NSW
257	Ms Deborah Sanderson	QLD
258	Mr Ivan Williamson	NSW
259	Mr P Rose & Mrs J Rose	NSW
260	Dr K S Hutchinson	NSW
261	Ms Jacqueline S Campbell	NSW
262	Ms Kathleen Henry	NSW
263	Ms Margaret Ruszczyk	NSW
264	Mrs K West	NSW
265	Ms Cheryl Gration	VIC
266	Mr Andrew Whyman	SA
267	Ms Tracy Yarner	TAS
268	Miss M Booth	VIC
269	Ms Patricia Frost	NSW
270	Mr Brendan Kelly	WA
271	Mr Roger Hilton	NSW
272	Ms B M Franklin	NSW
273	Ms Sandra J Coe	NSW
274	Dr Teresa Buss-Carden	NSW
275	Mr James Kundatt	NSW
276	Ms Patricia Bell	NSW
277	Mr Godfrey Davies	NSW
278	Mrs R Johnson	NSW
279	Ms Jan Roberts	NSW
280	Ms B Van Rijn	NSW
281	Dr BJ Fraser & Prof SE Fraser	VIC
282	M Sutherland	WA
283	Mrs S Storrs	QLD
284	K Cooper	NSW
285	J S Roden	SA
286	Mr Chris Carden	NSW
287	Miss J Howarth (plus 19 signatures)	NSW
288	Mr Joseph M Susnja (plus 14 signatures)	TAS
289	Ms Serina DeMeis (plus 19 signatures)	WA
290	M Clancy (plus 8 signatures)	VIC
291	Mr & Mrs Barton	NSW
292	G Moreth	NSW
293	M Williams	QLD
294	M Selty	NSW
295	Mr & Mrs Bletcher	NSW
296	Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation	ACT
297	Nascaring Wildlife Carers (Mr & Mrs Conley)	QLD
298	Central Land Council	NT
299	TRAFFIC Oceania	NSW
300	Northern Land Council	NT
301	Nature Conservation Society of South Australia Inc	SA
302*	Nature's Gemhouse Pty Ltd (Mr Ray Walker)	QLD
303	Ms Antje Struthmann	NSW
304	Australian Native Bushfood Industry Council Limited	ACT
305	Mr Julian Grill, MLA (Member for Eyre)	WA
306	Central Land Council	NT
307	Mr John Burns	WA
308	Cape York Herpetological Society	QLD
309	Queensland Crocodile Industry Group	QLD
310	Murwangi Community Aboriginal Corporation	NT
311	Central Coast Concerned Citizens About Native Wildlife	NSW
312	Ms Diane Evans	WA
313	Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales	NSW
314	Department of Natural Resources & Environment, Victoria	VIC
315	Nambucca Valley Conservation Association Inc	NSW
316	Melsonby Station (Mr Geoff Newton)	QLD
317	Threatened Species Network (SA)	SA
318	South Australian Government	SA
319	The Wildlife Foundation (ACT) Inc (Dr Barbara Eckersley)	ACT
320	The Wildlife Foundation (ACT) Inc (Ms Marg Peachey)	ACT
321	Mr Ray Cox	NSW
322	Mr Bernie Davis, Queensland Department of Primary Industries	QLD
323	Dr Frank N Carrick, University of Queensland	QLD
324	Mr M J Gribbin	QLD
325	Ms E Gillespie	QLD
326	Mr Colin McQueen	NSW
327	Professor Jon Altman, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research	ACT
328	Spencer Gulf Environmental Alliance	SA
329	Department of Conservation and Land Management, WA Government	WA
330	Conservation Council of South Australia	SA
331	Organic Solutions (Mr Rod Bennison)	SA
332	Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Australia Ltd	NSW
333*	Australians Against Commercialisation of Wildlife	NSW
334	Mr Vincent Serventy	NSW
335	Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association	TAS
336	Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, Tasmania	TAS
337	Mr Melvin Bolton, Conservation Planning & Management	QLD
338	Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, Tasmania	TAS
339	Animal Societies Federation (NSW)	NSW
340	Dr Jocelyn Davies	SA
341	Avicultural Federation of Australia	ACT

APPENDIX 2

LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INSPECTIONS

Public Hearings were held as follows:

2 December 1996 Canberra

30 June 1997 Brisbane

2 July 1997 Cairns

5 August 1997 Alice Springs

6 August 1997 Darwin

11 August 1997 Perth

12 August 1997 Adelaide

8 September 1997 Sydney

9 September 1997 Sydney

13 October 1997 Launceston

14 October 1997 Melbourne

21 October 1997 Canberra

7 November 1997 Canberra

2 December 1997 Canberra

Inspections were held as follows:

CHERBOURG (Tuesday 1 July 1997)

Cherbourg Aboriginal Emu Farm and Abattoir

Emu pens, incubators, abattoir and tannery

Host: Mr Ces Brown, Cherbourg Emu Farm

Host: Mr Ron Mason, manager, Cherbourg Abattoir

Accompanied by: Mr Peter Thompson, Tjuringa Emu Products, Chinchilla

CAIRNS (Thursday, 3 July 1997)

Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm

Crocodile breeding, processing and tourist facilities

Host: Mr Peter Freeman

Nature's Gemhouse – Retail Outlet and Coral Processing Facility

Host: Mr Ray Walker

Kuranda -Australian Butterfly Sanctuary

Host: Ms Anja BakkerMs Anja Bakker

ALICE SPRINGS (Tuesday, 5 August 1997)

Desert Park

Birds of Prey Display and Nocturnal House

Host: Mr Ian Cawood, Commercial Manager

DARWIN (Wednesday, 6 August 1997)

Crocodylus Park

Lot 3439, McMillans Road, Berrimah

Marine Turtles, Crocodiles, Emus, Rheas, Cassowary, Ostriches, Small Primates, Museum

Host: Dr Grahame Webb

ADELAIDE (Wednesday, 13 August 1997)

Macro Meats - Kangaroo Processing Facility

53 Lavinia Street, Athol Park

Hosts: Ray & Rita Borda

Australian Native Bush Foods,

87 Harrison Road, Dudley Park

Tour of Production Kitchen

Host: Mr Andrew Beal, Managing Director

Department of Environment & Natural Resources

Wildlife Management Section

284 Port Rush Road, Kensington

Presentation by Mr Peter Alexander

Earth Sanctuaries, Wildlife Sanctuary

Inspect Wildlife Park and Platypus Breeding Facility

21 Williams Road, Mylor

Host: Dr John Walmsley

KANGAROO ISLAND (Thursday, 14 August 1997)

Cygnet Bay (koala sterilisation)

Seal Bay (ecotourism)

Hosts: Officers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources

LAUNCESTON (Monday, 13 October 1997)

Lenah Game Meats

Host: Mr John Kelly

Nearby forest to inspect possum habitat and tree damage

Accompanied by Mr Mark Nailand, Forestry Tasmania

APPENDIX 3

LIST OF WITNESSES

CANBERRA (Monday, 2 December 1996)

Department of Primary Industries and Energy

Mr Noel Beynon, Manager, Rural Industry Policy Section, Rural Division

Dr Paul Vitolovich, Principle Veterinary Officer, Food Policy Branch, AQIS

Biodiversity Group - Environment Australia

Dr Peter Bridgewater, Head, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia

Mr Robert Jenkins, Director, IUCN Sustainable Use of Wildlife Unit

Dr Gerry Maynes, Director, Wildlife Population Assessment Section

Mr Robert Moore, Acting Director, Wildlife Protection Section

National Farmers' Federation

Mr Robert Thorman, Director of Natural Resources

Humane Society International

Michael Kennedy, Director

BRISBANE (Monday, 30 June 1997)

University of Queensland

Professor Eugene J Moll, Department of Natural Systems and Rural Management

Department of Environment, Queensland Government

Mr Ian Garven, Acting Director, Queensland NPWS

Mr David Baker, Manager, Wildlife Management

Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government

Mr Nick Delaney, Principal Planning Officer, Intensive Livestock Subprogram

Mr David Carrigan, Acting General Manager, Sheep and Grazing Game Subprogram

Queensland Conservation Council

Ms Imogen Zethoven, Coordinator

Nascaring Wildlife Carers

Mrs Lorraine Conley, Co-Founder, Communications Director

Mr Geoff Conley, Communications Coordinator

Queensland Council of Bird Societies

Mr Bruce Beattie, President

Mr Stewart Williamson, President, Parrot Society Australia

Avicultural Federation of Australia

Mr Russell Kingston, Deputy Chairperson,

Queensland Crocodile Industry Group

Mr John Lever, Executive

The Emu Association of Queensland

Mr Peter Thompson, Federal Representative

Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Capricorn Branch

Mr Pat O'Brien, President

CAIRNS (Wednesday, 2 July 1997)

Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm

Mr Peter Freeman, Managing Director

Edward River Crocodile Farm

Mr Alan Neilan, Company Manager and Secretary

Mr Bernie Davis, Manager, Intensive Livestock, QLD DPI

Far North Queensland Network

Mr Darren Cleland, Development Manager

Queensland Insect Breeders' Association

Mr Clive Pratt, Member

Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation

Mr Christopher Roberts, Land and Sea Management Officer

Australian and New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies

Ms Dominique Thiriet, Secretary

ENDEMICA - Environmentally Sustainable Furniture

Nadine and Paul Marshall

Nature's Gemhouse Pty Ltd

Mr Ray Walker, Managing Director

Cape York Herpetological Society

Ms Deborah Pergolotti, Frogs Coordinator

Mr William Zingelmann

Mr Lyall Naylor

Australian Crocodile Traders Pty Ltd

Mr Keith Cook, Director

ALICE SPRINGS (Tuesday, 5 August 1997)

Central Land Council

Mr Bruce Rose, Manager, Land Management

Mr Nicholas Gambold, Land Assessment Officer

Alderman Geoff Harris

Arid Lands Environment Centre

Ms Melinda Hillery, Convenor

DARWIN (Wednesday, 6 August 1997)

Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory

Dr W J Freeland, Deputy Director, Parks and Wildlife

Dr David Lawson, Head, Wildlife Management Unit

Mr Simon Stirrat, Management Officer

Environmental Defender's Office

Ms Robin Dyall, Solicitor

Northern Land Council

Mr Peter Cooke, Executive Officer

Wildlife Management International Pty Ltd

Dr Graham Webb, Director

Mr Michael Vardon, Senior Research Associate

Murwangi Community Aboriginal Corporation

Mr Peter Milaynga, Chairperson

Mr Rydal Wilson, Manager

Mr George Millpurrurr, Executive Member

Northern Territory Cockatoo Breeding and Research Centre

Mr Phil Reader, Owner

PERTH (Monday, 11 August 1997)

Agriculture Western Australia

Mr Peter O'Malley, Senior Research Officer

Midwest Development Commission

Mrs Jackie Healy, Senior Project Officer

Yellabiddy Marketing

Mr Graeme Ison, Managing Director

Little Meadows Emu Farm Pty Ltd

Mr Tony Golding, Managing Director

Heritage Wildflowers

Ms Carol Davies, Managing Director

Conservation Council of Western Australia Inc

Ms Rachael Siewart, Coordinator

Dr Pierre Horwitz

Kimani Aviaries

Ms Diana Anderson, Owner

AVI-ARK Pty Ltd and Pet Industries Joint Advisory Council (WA) (PIJAC)

Mr John Allen, Representative

Conservation and Land Management, WA

Mr Keiran McNamara, Director, Nature Conservation

Mr Gordon Wyre, Manager, Wildlife Branch

Multiplex Construction's Egerton Stud

Mr Richard Polglaze, Curator of Birds

Birds `n' All

Mr Geoffrey D'Cruz

Ms Astrid Herlihy

Animal Liberation (WA) Inc

Mr Michael Zampogna, President

ADELAIDE (Tuesday, 12 August 1997)

Department of Environment and Natural Resources, SA Government

Mr Lindsay Best, Manager, Resource Management Branch

Dr Robert Inns, Project Officer, Biodiversity

Mr Frank Dal Piva, Manager, Resource Protection

Nature Conservation Society of SA, Inc

Mr R F Brown

Dr John Hatch, Department of Economics, University of Adelaide

Venom Supplies Pty Lty

Mr Peter Mirtschin, Managing Director

Mr Bradley Oliver

Australasian Affiliation of Herpetological Societies

Mr Harald Ehmann, Convenor

Earth Sanctuaries Ltd

Dr John Wamsley, Managing Director

Dr S Jocelyn Davies

Lecturer, Indigenous Environmental Management, Department of Environmental Science and Rangelands Management, University of Adelaide

SYDNEY (Monday, 8 September 1997)

Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales

Dr Judy Messer, Vice-Chairperson

World Wide Fund for Nature

Dr Raymond Nias, Director of Conservation

Australasian Wildlife Management Society

Ms Deborah Ashworth, Secretary

Mr Terry Korn, Position Statement Coordinator

The Australian Veterinary Association

Mr Ian Denney, Director

Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Australia Ltd

Mr Cameron McTavish, Past President

Kangaroo Protection Cooperative Ltd

Ms Marjorie Wilson, Director

Native Bird Liberation Alliance and International Fund for Animal Welfare

Mrs Colleen Russell, Secretary

Kangaroo Industries Association of Australia

Mr Tom Thompson, President

Mr John Kelly, Development Manager

Mr David Millar

SYDNEY (Tuesday, 9 September 1997)

Humane Society International

Mr Michael Kennedy, Director

TRAFFIC Oceania

Mr Simon Habel, Director

Ms Jane Holden, Research Officer

Zoological Parks Board of NSW

Dr Jack Giles, Director, Scientific Policy and Research

The Hon Mr Richard Jones, MLC

Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia

Mr Vincent Serventy, President

Mr Patrick Medway, Secretary, Executive Officer

Australia Reptile Park

Mr John Weigel, Director/Owner

Dr Thomas Grant

Coordinator, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, University of NSW

Australians Against Commercialisation of Wildlife

Ms Lindy Stacker, Spokesperson

LAUNCESTON (Monday, 13 October 1997)

Tasmanian Conservation Trust

Ms Suzie Manigan, Nature Conservation Coordinator

Dr David Obendorf, Chairperson, Wildlife Advisory Committee, Tasmania

Lenah Game Meats

Mr John Kelly, Director

Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association

Mr John Gee, President

Mr Malcolm Cleland, Member

Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service

Dr Steven Smith, Acting Manager, Nature Conservation

Mr Greg Hocking, Wildlife Biologist

Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries

Mr Malcolm Cowan, Manager, Industry Support Branch

Dr Michael Manuel, Veterinary Officer, Animal Welfare Section

Mr Michael Middleton, Leader, Public Health and Animal Welfare Section

Associate Professor White, Chairman, Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

MELBOURNE (Tuesday, 14 October 1997)

Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Mr Mark Stone, Executive Director, Parks, Flora and Fauna

Dr Robert Begg, Manager, Flora and Fauna, Statewide Programs

Mr Spencer Field, Principal Analyst, Animal Industries

RSPCA Australia

Dr Hugh Wirth, President

Dr Bidda Jones, Scientific Officer

Australia and New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies Inc (ANZFAS)

Ms Glenys Oogjes, Director

Ms Carole de Fraga, Research Officer

Animal Liberation Victoria

Ms Karen Bevis, Wildlife Campaign Coordinator

Australian Wildlife Protection Council

Mrs Maryland Wilson, President

Ms Judith Rogers

Australian Native Bush Foods Council Limited (ANBIC)

Mr Dion Dorward, Director

Mr Russell Holden, Director

Ms Juleigh Robins, Board Member

Safari Club International (Australia South Pacific) Inc

Dr Maxwell King, Scientific Adviser

Emu Oil Therapies Pty Ltd

Mr Neil Duncan, Managing Director

Emu Industry Development Committee

Mr Gregory Barowski, Executive Officer

Emu Producers Association of Victoria

Mr Anthony J Parker, President

Australians Against Corruption

Mr Raymond Hoser, President

Mr Roger Bilney

CANBERRA (Tuesday, 21 October 1997

The African Gamebird Research Education and Development Trust

Mr Peter Johnson, Chief Executive, Trustee

CANBERRA (Friday, 7 November 1997)

Animal Liberation ACT

Ms Frankie Seymour, President

The Wildlife Foundation

Miss Emily Stewart, Vice President

Mr Michael Reed, Secretary

Ms Marg Peachey, Member

Dr Barbara Eckersley, Member

Ms Erika Guenther, Member

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ANU

Professor John Altman

Ms Lynette Liddle

Ms Linda Roach

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

Mr Peter Core, Managing Director

Dr George Wilson, Program Manager

Dr David Evans, General Manager Research (New Industries)

Australian Customs Service

Mr Phillip Burns, National Manager, Investigations

Mr Geoff Lanham, Manager, Internal Affairs Unit

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr Ross Burns, Assistant Secretary, European Union Branch

Mr Anthony Pearce, Desk Officer, European Union Section

Department of Primary Industries and Energy

Dr Peter O'Brien, Executive Director, Bureau of Resource Sciences

Dr Mary Bomford, Manager, Pest Animal Unit, Bureau of Resource Sciences

Mr Quentin Hart, Project Officer, Pest Animal Unit, Bureau of Resource Sciences

Environment Australia

Dr David Kay, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife

Dr Anthony Bigwood, Director, Wildlife Population Assessment Section

Mr Robert Jenkins, Director, International Wildlife

CANBERRA (Tuesday, 2 December 1997)

Mr Joseph Forshaw, Parrot Expert

Animal Societies' Federation (NSW)

Ms Katherine Rogers, Vice-President

APPENDIX 4

Criteria for declaration of Management programs and controlled specimen programs under the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982

Section 10 of the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 regulates wild harvested specimens. Specimens may be harvested under a Management Program or as a Controlled Specimen. A Management Program or Controlled Specimen Program may not be declared unless legislation relating to the protection, conservation or management of the animals or plants is in force in the State or Territory; and, the legislation applies throughout the State or Territory; and, in the opinion of the Minister, the legislation is effective. This requirement can, in special circumstances, be waived for Controlled Specimens.

The major difference between the two arrangements are that in Management Programs the Minister must be `satisfied' about a number of criteria in making a decision, while under Controlled Specimens similar criteria must be `taken into account' when making a decision.

Management Programs are generally required for larger, more established harvesting proposals, while Controlled Specimen declarations are used for smaller start up operation where there is often less information on the biology and ecology of the species in question.

The Act provides for management programs to be declared where there is sufficient information available on the biology of the species proposed for harvesting to ensure that it will not be to the irreversible detriment of the species, or its habitat. Management programs are usually administered by State or Territory government agencies and reflect State/Territory-wide management for the particular species concerned.

The criteria for a Management Program are:

a) that there is available to the Designated Authority sufficient information concerning the biology and ecology of each species intended to be subject to the management program to enable the designated Authority to evaluate a management program for that species;

b) in the case of a management program that is proposed to be carried out, is being carried out, or has been carried out in another country - that the Designated Authority has received and considered information relating to the management program; and

c) in the case of a management program that is proposed to be carried out, is being carried out, or has been carried out in Australia or in an external Territory - that the Designated Authority has held discussions with all relevant bodies; and

d) after receiving and considering advice from the Designated Authority - that the management program contains measures to ensure that the taking in the wild, under the management program, of an affected specimen will be carried out so as to maintain the species or sub-species in a manner that is not likely to cause irreversible changes to, or long-term deleterious effects on, the species or sub-species, or its habitat; and

e) after receiving and considering advice from the Designated Authority - that the management program provides for adequate periodic monitoring and assessment of the effects of taking specimens, under the management program, on the species or sub-species to which the specimens belong, the habitat and any other species or sub-species specified in writing by that taking; and

f) after receiving and considering advice from the Designated Authority - that the management program provides for a response to changes in:

i) the populations and habitats of the species subject to the program; and

ii) knowledge and understanding of the biology and ecology of that or those species; and

g) after receiving and considering advice from the Designated Authority - that the management program is consistent with the object of the Act.

The controlled specimens provision allows for commercial harvesting and trade, under strict conditions, where it would be inappropriate to insist on a management program, and where it is consistent with the object of the Act not to declare an approved management program. Such circumstances might include short-term salvage harvesting, small scale harvesting of common species, the developmental stages of management programs and the importation of CITES listed species from overseas. All harvesting proposals are currently assessed in accordance with the principles of ecological sustainability and conservation of biological diversity.

The criteria for a Controlled Specimen are:

h) the distribution of the species from which the specimens that would be taken would be derived, and its national and regional status and abundance; and

i) the likely effect of the taking of the specimens on the population from which the specimens would be derived; and

j) any existing management provisions under laws relating to the species, or the population, from which the specimens would be derived; and

k) in the case of a specimen which is to be imported, advice from the Designated Authority following his or her consideration of information relating to the management of the animals or plants from which the specimen would be derived; and

l) in the case of a native Australian specimen, advice from the Designated Authority following his or her discussions with any relevant body; and

m) advice from the Designated Authority as to:

i) the nature and extent of controls over the taking, possession and disposal of the specimens; and

ii) the nature and extent of any proposed or potential trade in the specimens for commercial purposes; and

iii) any management and monitoring procedures necessary to ensure that the population from which the specimens would be derived will not be adversely affected by the proposed level of exploitation.