Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information

Appendix 1Submissions and additional information

1Australian Wildlife Society

2Western Australia Department of Health

3Entomological Society of Victoria Inc

4Robert Heron

5Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association

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6GrainGrowers

7Name Withheld

8City of Gold Coast

9Minister Rebecca Vassarotti MLA

10Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis

10.1 Supplementary to submission 10

11South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions

12Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

13National Allergy Centre of Excellence and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia

13.1 Supplementary to submission 13

14CSIRO

15Brisbane City Council

16National Fire Ant Eradication Program

16.1 Supplementary to submission 16

17Michael Crandon MP

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18Geoff Edwards

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19Name Withheld

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20Nature Conservation Council

21Dr Anthony Young

22Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

23Stuart McLean

24Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

25NSW Canegrowers Association Inc

26Crop Pollination Association of Australia Inc.

27Local Government Association of Queensland

28Canberra Bushwalking Club

29Shoalhaven Bushwalkers Inc

30Bushwalking NSW Inc.

31Name Withheld

32Syngenta Australia

33National Allergy Council

34John Flint

35Bush Heritage Australia

36Name Withheld

37Brindabella Bushwalking Club (ACT)

38The Kyogle Environment Group

39Catholic Bushwalking Club

40Queensland Farmers Federation

41Logan City Council

42Queensland Cane Growers Organisation

43Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

44Ken Cunliffe

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45Greenlife Industry Australia

46National Farmers Federation

47AgForce Queensland

48Plant Health Australia

49Thaïs Turner

50Rick Roush

51Name Withheld

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52Grain Producers Australia

52.1 Supplementary to submission 52

52.2 Supplementary to submission 52

53Dr Doug Somerville

54Invasive Species Council

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55NSW Farmers Association

56Commercial Beekeepers Working Group (COMBEE)

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57Professor Nigel Andrew

58Confidential

59Confidential

60Richard Shannon

61Name Withheld

62Dr Pam Swepson

62.1 Supplementary to submission 62

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63Queensland Whistleblowers Action Group

64Dr Conny Turni

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65Guy Johnstone

66Watagan Wanderers Bushwalking Club

67Sundew Solutions

67.1 Supplementary to submission 67

68Arron Viliniskis

69Stuart Webber

69.1 Supplementary to submission 69

70Confidential

71Confidential

72Confidential

Additional Information

1Australian Wildlife Society, campaign form letter example regarding eradication of Fire Ants in Australia (received January 2024).

2Invasive Species Council, campaign form letter examples regarding eradication of Fire Ants in Australia (received January 2024).

3Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, correction of evidence and breakdown of the projected 30-year damages for the RIFA incursion (received 8 March 2024).

4Community Voice Australia, additional evidence and correspondence with Minister Murray Watt (received 7 March 2024).

5Queensland Farmers Federation, correction of evidence regarding involvement with the Fire Ant Suppression Taskforce (received 31 March 2024).

6National Allergy Centre of Excellence, paper on the human health impacts of the red imported fire ant in the western pacific region context (received 28 March 2024).

Answers to Questions on Notice

1Dr Pam Swepson, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Brisbane 4 March 2024 (received 5 March 2024).

2Dr Helen Scott-Orr, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Brisbane 4 March 2024 (received 5 March 2024).

3Greenlife Industry Australia, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Newcastle 5 March 2024 (received 6 March 2024).

4Professor Nigel Andrew and Dr Anthony Young, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Brisbane 4 March 2024 (received 7 March 2024).

5Invasive Species Council, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Brisbane 4 March 2024 (received 12 March 2024).

6National Fire Ant Eradication Program, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Brisbane 4 March 2024 (received 12 March 2024).

7CSIRO, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Canberra 18 March 2024 (received 26 March 2024).

8Department of of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Canberra 18 March 2024 (received 28 March 2024).

9Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Canberra 18 March 2024 (received 28 March 2024).

10Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, response to questions taken on notice, public hearing Canberra 18 March 2024 (received 3 April 2024).

11Plant Health Australia, response to written questions on notice, public hearing Canberra 18 March 2024 (received 5 April 2024).

Tabled Documents

1Invasive Species Council, Summary of National Fireant Eradication Program meetings from March 2023 to November 2023, tabled by Jack Gough, Advocacy Director at public hearing in Brisbane on 4 March 2024.

2Invasive Species Council, Series of maps detailing planned treatment and suppression areas, tabled by Jack Gough, Advocacy Director at public hearing in Brisbane on 4 March 2024.

3Rocky Point District Cane Growers Organisation, Aerial treatment map tabled by Greg Zipf, Chair, at public hearing in Brisbane on 4 March 2024.

4Community Voice Australia, opening statement, tabled by Kate Mason at public hearing in Newcastle on 5 March 2024.

5Grain Producers Australia, opening statement, tabled by Colin Bettles, Chief Executive at public hearing in Newcastle on 5 March 2024.

6National Farmers Federation, an overview of the RIFA Eradication Plan for Australia, 2004, tabled by Warwick Ragg, General Manager Natural Resource Management, at public hearing in Canberra on 18 March 2024.

7Plant Health Australia, images depicting the effects of a RIFA infestation on a garden in Brisbane, tabled by Sarah Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer at public hearing in Canberra on 18 March 2024.