❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the regulatory oversight of Euro kangaroo populations subject to non-commercial hunting when a management plan isn't submitted to the Commonwealth. The answer clarifies that the Commonwealth's EPBC Act 1999 doesn't apply to non-commercial taking or population monitoring of Euros.
AnsweredQoN 6041Legislative Council
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I refer to the Minister's advice on the 19 June 2012 regarding Euro population management (question on notice No. 5570, answer (4)), and I ask —
(1) What Commonwealth regulatory requirements apply to the monitoring of populations of Euro kangaroos which are subject to non-commercial hunting when there is no management plan submitted for approval to the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities?
(2) What statutory requirements apply to non-commercial shooting of kangaroos regarding the Commonwealth
Environment and Protection Biodiversity Act 1999
?
(1) What Commonwealth regulatory requirements apply to the monitoring of populations of Euro kangaroos which are subject to non-commercial hunting when there is no management plan submitted for approval to the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities?
(2) What statutory requirements apply to non-commercial shooting of kangaroos regarding the Commonwealth
Environment and Protection Biodiversity Act 1999
?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 October 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
(1-2) The Commonwealth Government regulates the export of Australian wildlife products and commercial exports are generally not permissible in the absence of a Commonwealth-approved management plan. There are no requirements applicable to the non-commercial taking of euros, or associated population monitoring, under the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
.
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
.
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