❓ Hon Amanda Dorn questions the Minister for Agriculture and Food regarding the pest classification of dingoes and the review of the Wild Dog Action Plan. The Minister acknowledges the cultural significance of dingoes and states the Action Plan is under review.
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Dingoes—Pest classification
594. Hon Amanda Dorn to
the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer the minister
to the classification of dingoes in the Biosecurity
and Agriculture Management Act 2007 and the continued listing of dingoes
as declared pests in WA.
(1) Will the minister acknowledge the ecological
and cultural significance of dingoes and commit to reviewing their pest
classification, in line with emerging scientific consensus and the legislative
approach taken in other states?
(2) When will the Western
Australian Wild Dog Action Plan 2016–2021 be formally reviewed?
594. Hon Amanda Dorn to
the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer the minister
to the classification of dingoes in the Biosecurity
and Agriculture Management Act 2007 and the continued listing of dingoes
as declared pests in WA.
(1) Will the minister acknowledge the ecological
and cultural significance of dingoes and commit to reviewing their pest
classification, in line with emerging scientific consensus and the legislative
approach taken in other states?
(2) When will the Western
Australian Wild Dog Action Plan 2016–2021 be formally reviewed?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The state government promotes a balanced
approach to wild dog and dingo management in Western Australia. It acknowledges
that dingoes have significant cultural value to First Nations people, and in
many regions dingoes are conserved for cultural and ecological regions. Under
the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC
act) dingoes are a protected native species. Wild dogs, inclusive of dingoes,
are also a declared pest under section 22(2) of the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM act). The BC act exempts people who undertake declared pest management
under the BAM act from requiring a licence under the Biodiversity Conservation
Regulations 2018 to take or disturb a dingo. These two legislative instruments
together provide for the appropriate protection and control of dingoes in WA.
(2) The Department of Primary Industries and
Regional Development is currently reviewing the Western
Australian Wild Dog Action Plan and has sought input from a broad range
of stakeholders, including conservation and Indigenous groups as part of this
process.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The state government promotes a balanced
approach to wild dog and dingo management in Western Australia. It acknowledges
that dingoes have significant cultural value to First Nations people, and in
many regions dingoes are conserved for cultural and ecological regions. Under
the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (BC
act) dingoes are a protected native species. Wild dogs, inclusive of dingoes,
are also a declared pest under section 22(2) of the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM act). The BC act exempts people who undertake declared pest management
under the BAM act from requiring a licence under the Biodiversity Conservation
Regulations 2018 to take or disturb a dingo. These two legislative instruments
together provide for the appropriate protection and control of dingoes in WA.
(2) The Department of Primary Industries and
Regional Development is currently reviewing the Western
Australian Wild Dog Action Plan and has sought input from a broad range
of stakeholders, including conservation and Indigenous groups as part of this
process.
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