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
Attachment 1
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
Attachment 1
18Geoff Edwards
Attachment 1
19Name Withheld
Attachment 1
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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Attachment 2
45Greenlife Industry Australia
46National Farmers Federation
47AgForce Queensland
48Plant Health Australia
49Thaïs Turner
50Rick Roush
51Name Withheld
Attachment 1
52Grain Producers Australia
52.1 Supplementary to submission 52
52.2 Supplementary to submission 52
53Dr Doug Somerville
54Invasive Species Council
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
55NSW Farmers Association
56Commercial Beekeepers Working Group (COMBEE)
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4
57Professor Nigel Andrew
58Confidential
59Confidential
60Richard Shannon
61Name Withheld
62Dr Pam Swepson
62.1 Supplementary to submission 62
Attachment 1
63Queensland Whistleblowers Action Group
64Dr Conny Turni
Attachment 1
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.