❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks about DPIRD's record-keeping and reporting on pest density distribution, and requests related documents. The Minister responds by outlining collaboration with WA Police and referencing publicly available resources.
AnsweredQoN 945Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — DECLARED PESTS
945. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
I refer to the management of pests
and vermin in Western Australia.
(1) How does the
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development maintain records
regarding pest density distribution for agricultural properties?
(2) Has DPIRD
created, or will DPIRD create, a pest density distribution report, and when
will this report be made publicly available?
(3) Will the minister please table
any current pest density distribution reports?
(4) Will the minister please table
DPIRD's humane destruction of animal guidelines?
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — DECLARED PESTS
945. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
I refer to the management of pests
and vermin in Western Australia.
(1) How does the
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development maintain records
regarding pest density distribution for agricultural properties?
(2) Has DPIRD
created, or will DPIRD create, a pest density distribution report, and when
will this report be made publicly available?
(3) Will the minister please table
any current pest density distribution reports?
(4) Will the minister please table
DPIRD's humane destruction of animal guidelines?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I note that this comes on the back of a question yesterday, so we have made reference to the Western
Australia Police Force in noting the member's question from yesterday.
(1)–(3) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional
Development has provided WA Police with preliminary data on the
distribution of animal pest species to inform the regulation for the Firearms
Act 2024. We also note that Australian
Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
produce a pest animal and weed management survey, which includes publicly available interactive maps on pest animal distribution. DPIRD
continues to work with WA Police on the most effective method of reporting pest
density.
(4) DPIRD utilises the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions' standard operating procedure, ''Use
of firearms for the humane destruction of animals'', which is publicly
available, and I table a copy.
[See paper 3395 .]
some notice of the question. I note that this comes on the back of a question yesterday, so we have made reference to the Western
Australia Police Force in noting the member's question from yesterday.
(1)–(3) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional
Development has provided WA Police with preliminary data on the
distribution of animal pest species to inform the regulation for the Firearms
Act 2024. We also note that Australian
Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
produce a pest animal and weed management survey, which includes publicly available interactive maps on pest animal distribution. DPIRD
continues to work with WA Police on the most effective method of reporting pest
density.
(4) DPIRD utilises the Department of Biodiversity,
Conservation and Attractions' standard operating procedure, ''Use
of firearms for the humane destruction of animals'', which is publicly
available, and I table a copy.
[See paper 3395 .]
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