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| APPENDIX 1 | |
| List of Submissions | |
| APPENDIX 2 | |
| List of Public Hearings and Inspections | |
| APPENDIX 3 | |
| List of Witnesses | |
| APPENDIX 4 | |
| Criteria for declaration of Management Programs and Controlled Specimen Programs under the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 |
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
Core Members:
Senator J Woodley (Chair) (Australian Democrats - QLD)
Senator W Crane (Deputy Chair) (Liberal Party - WA)
Senator P Calvert (Liberal Party - TAS)
Senator B Collins (Australian Labor Party - NT)
Senator S Conroy1 (Australian Labor Party - VIC)
Senator D Foreman2 (Australian Labor Party - SA)
Senator M Forshaw3 (Australian Labor Party - NSW)
Senator B Gibbs4 (Australian Labor Party – QLD)
Senator B Heffernan (Liberal Party - NSW)
Senator S Murphy4 (Australian Labor Party – TAS)
Senator K O'Brien5 (Australian Labor Party – TAS)
1 To 4 September 1997
2 Resigned 15 September 1997
3 From 4 September 1997
4 From 8 April 1998
5 From 29 May 1997
Substitute Member:
Senator J Ferris (SA) substituted for Senator W Crane for this inquiry.
Participating Members:
Senators: E. Abetz, A Bartlett, B. Brown, D. Brownhill, G. Chapman, M. Colston, P. Cook, A. Eggleston, J. Ferris, B. Gibbs, D. Margetts, S. Murphy, A. Murray, G.E.J. Tambling, S. West.
SECRETARIAT
Secretary: Committee Address:
The Secretary
Mr Andrew Snedden
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: (06) 277 3510
Fax: (06) 277 5811
Internet: http://senate.aph.gov.au
Research Staff: Dr Pippa Carron
Executive Assistant: Mrs Judith Wuest
TERMS OF REFERENCE
ABBREVIATIONS
| AACW | Australians Against Commercialisation of Wildlife |
| ACIL | ACIL Economics Pty Ltd |
| AFA | Avicultural Federation of Australia |
| AKF | Australian Koala Foundation |
| ANCA | Australian Nature Conservation Agency |
| ANZECC | Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council |
| ANZFAS | Australian and New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies |
| AQIS | Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| ARMCANZ | Agriculture and Resource Ministers Council of Australia and New Zealand |
| ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| ACSUG | Asian Conservation and Sustainable Use Group |
| AWAC | Animal Welfare Advisory Committee |
| AWMS | Australasian Wildlife Management Society |
| AWPC | Australian Wildlife Protection Council |
| BRS | Bureau of Resource Sciences |
| CAEPR | Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (ANU) |
| CALM | Department of Conservation and Land Management (WA) |
| CAMPFIRE | Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources |
| CDEP | Community Development Employment Projects |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CYHS | Cape York Herpetological Society |
| DENR | Department of Environment and Natural Resources (SA – subsequently renamed the Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs ) |
| DEST | Department of Environment, Sport and Territories |
| DPI | Department of Primary Industries |
| EIDC | Emu Industry Development Committee (Victoria) |
| EIS | environmental impact statement |
| EU | European Union |
| FNQ | Far North Queensland Network |
| HSI | Humane Society International |
| HSUS | Humane Society of the United States |
| IFAW | International Fund for Animal Welfare |
| IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
| KIAA | Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia |
| MAP | Model Avicultural Program |
| MLC | Member, Legislative Council |
| MLA | Member, Legislative Assembly |
| NCCAW | National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare |
| NBLA | National Bird Liberation Alliance |
| NFF | The National Farmers' Federation |
| NGO | Non-Government Organisation |
| NPWS | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| NSESD | National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development |
| PIJAC | Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Australia Ltd |
| QCBS | Queensland Council of Bird Societies |
| RRA&T | Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport (Reference Committee) |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RIRDC | Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation |
| RSPCA | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| TAFE | (College of) Technical and Further Education |
| TCT | Tasmanian Conservation Trust |
| VIVA! | Vegetarian International Voice for Animals |
| WIRES | Wildlife and Information Rescue Service |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund) |
CONDUCT OF THE INQUIRY
On 30 October 1996, the Senate referred this matter to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 26 May 1997. The terms of reference were advertised in the national press and on the Internet in late December 1996 and over 200 submissions were initially received. On 26 May 1997, the Committee tabled an interim report which stated, inter alia:
The Committee's preliminary review of these submissions shows that the subject is a complex one and that some aspects of it are of considerable concern to many people. … The Committee has therefore decided to conduct an extensive program of public hearings and inspections throughout Australia during the second half of the year and expects that a comprehensive report will be available early in 1998.
The reporting date was subsequently extended until 30 June 1998.
The Committee received a final total of 341 submissions from a range of individuals and organisations (Appendix 1). A large proportion of the submissions received by the Committee were brief personal letters expressing strong oppostion to any commercial use of wildlife in Australia (192 submissions), although usually with the exception of nature-based or ecotourism. However, almost half of these submissions (92) were form letters or variations of form letters. There were also a number of submissions sent by people which discussed aspects of the inquiry without commenting whether they approved of commercial use of wildlife (16).
A large number of non-government organisations sent submissions (59). Two thirds of these were from regional conservation or animal welfare groups (39); the remainder coming from larger, peak bodies (20). Other submissions came from industry (28), from state government instrumentalities (17), Federal Government departments (3), members of parliament or representatives of local councils (4) or groups representing Aboriginal people (6). A number of submissions were also sent by academics and wildlife scientists or consultants (16).
The Committee held 14 public hearings and 11 inspections, covering all states of Australia (Appendix 2). Oral contributions were taken from 102 witnesses or groups of witnesses (Appendix 3), and 1225 pages of evidence were taken.
