A WA parliamentary question seeks details on animal welfare committees, working parties, and reference groups within the Department of Agriculture and Food, including their terms of reference, membership, funding, and commissioned projects. The Minister provided a list of committees and tabled a paper with further details.

AnsweredQoN 8043Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 May 2012
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food

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(1) Would the Minister please provide a list of all current committees, working parties and/or reference groups established by the Department of Agriculture and Food concerned with animal welfare?
(2) For each of those bodies listed at (1) will the Minister please provide:
(a) terms of reference;
(b) membership;
(c) funding; and
(d) projects or research commissioned by any of these bodies, including a description of scope, outputs and completion date?

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Answered
7 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
77 days
(1) The Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) has three current committees concerning animal welfare:
The Animal Ethics Committee (AEC)
The Pest Animal Control Ethics Advisory Committee (PACEAC)
The Sheep Welfare Standards - WA Consultative Group
An Animal Welfare Advisory Committee also currently being established.
(2)(a)-(d) [See tabled paper no.]
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