❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses concerns about a campaign by Humane Society International (HSI) to ban 1080 poison and its implications for nature conservation. The Minister outlines the importance of 1080 for pest control and the lack of viable alternatives.
AnsweredQoN 896Legislative Assembly
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(1) Is the Minister aware of a campaign by Humane Society International (HSI) to outlaw the use of 1080 poison in Australia?
(2) What implications would a ban on the use of 1080 have for nature conservation in Western Australia?
(3) Is the Minister supportive of HSI’s efforts to ban the use of 1080?
(4) If not, what actions are being or will be taken by the Government to educate HIS on the severe conservation consequences arising from a ban on the use of 1080, so that their campaign efforts in Western Australia are redirected into more important conservation priorities?
(2) What implications would a ban on the use of 1080 have for nature conservation in Western Australia?
(3) Is the Minister supportive of HSI’s efforts to ban the use of 1080?
(4) If not, what actions are being or will be taken by the Government to educate HIS on the severe conservation consequences arising from a ban on the use of 1080, so that their campaign efforts in Western Australia are redirected into more important conservation priorities?
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Answered
16 October 2001
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Response time
55 days
2) Any ban on 1080 use will have a significant impact on control of animal pests for agriculture and environmental protection in Western Australia. No alternative product is available or registered to which native species have such a high tolerance. Use of other poisons could result in much greater death of native species, and increased costs. 3) In the absence of any practical alternative - no. 4) The Department of Agriculture is in regular contact on this issue with both State and Commonwealth agencies who have direct contact with HIS. The Department of Agriculture has also implemented formalised application, risk assessment and approval processes to minimise any risk of inappropriate or illegal use of 1080. The Department is working through the national Vertebrate Pest Committee to establish national standards for 1080 management and use.
3) In the absence of any practical alternative - no. 4) The Department of Agriculture is in regular contact on this issue with both State and Commonwealth agencies who have direct contact with HIS. The Department of Agriculture has also implemented formalised application, risk assessment and approval processes to minimise any risk of inappropriate or illegal use of 1080. The Department is working through the national Vertebrate Pest Committee to establish national standards for 1080 management and use.
4) The Department of Agriculture is in regular contact on this issue with both State and Commonwealth agencies who have direct contact with HIS. The Department of Agriculture has also implemented formalised application, risk assessment and approval processes to minimise any risk of inappropriate or illegal use of 1080. The Department is working through the national Vertebrate Pest Committee to establish national standards for 1080 management and use.
3) In the absence of any practical alternative - no. 4) The Department of Agriculture is in regular contact on this issue with both State and Commonwealth agencies who have direct contact with HIS. The Department of Agriculture has also implemented formalised application, risk assessment and approval processes to minimise any risk of inappropriate or illegal use of 1080. The Department is working through the national Vertebrate Pest Committee to establish national standards for 1080 management and use.
4) The Department of Agriculture is in regular contact on this issue with both State and Commonwealth agencies who have direct contact with HIS. The Department of Agriculture has also implemented formalised application, risk assessment and approval processes to minimise any risk of inappropriate or illegal use of 1080. The Department is working through the national Vertebrate Pest Committee to establish national standards for 1080 management and use.
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