Submission Form For Comments On The Proposed Australian Animal

submission form for comments on the proposed australian animal welfare standards and guidelines – exhibited animals this microsoft word form

Submission form for comments on the proposed Australian Animal Welfare
Standards and Guidelines – Exhibited Animals
This Microsoft Word form can be filled out on screen by downloading to
your computer, or can be printed and filled in by hand. To provide
more detailed comments than space allows, attach additional pages.
This form is designed to assist respondents in structuring their
comments on the proposed Australian Animal Welfare Standards and
Guidelines - Exhibited Animals (S&Gs) and the associated Regulation
Impact Statement (RIS). It highlights the public consultation
questions asked in the RIS. The Australian Ministers responsible for
Primary Industries seek views from interested parties about how the:
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proposed standards and guidelines will ensure the welfare and
security of exhibited animals, and
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consultation RIS demonstrates the need for the standards, and
identifies the key costs and benefits of the proposal.
The RIS and the six S&G documents can be downloaded from the
Department of Primary Industries website at
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/animal-welfare/exhibit/standards-and-guidelines
For organisations, it is helpful to receive one submission that
reflects the views of your organisation, rather than multiple
submissions from different parts. Please include a single contact
name, postal address and the number of members in your organisation
(if appropriate).
If your submission is lengthy (more than 10 pages) it would helpful to
include a summary of your comments and suggestions.
Submissions can be lodged by:
Post Animal Welfare Standards Public Consultation
Tim Harding & Associates
PO Box 5113, Cheltenham East Vic 3192
Email [email protected] (as an attachment)
Note Closing date for submissions is Friday 22 May 2014
Information on privacy and confidentiality
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Submissions received may be published on the Department of Primary
Industries website. If you wish your submission or your personal
details to be treated as confidential for any reason then you can
request that this occurs. Please indicate your preference by ticking
the relevant box below. You should be aware that the Department of
Primary Industries may be required by law to release copies of
submissions received to third parties. A request for access to a
confidential submission will be determined in accordance with the
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.
Please be aware that if you do not make a request for confidentiality,
then the Department of Primary Industries may make your submission,
including any personal details contained in the submission, available
to the public. More information on the Department’s privacy policy can
be found on the Trade & Investment website at
www.trade.nsw.gov.au/legal/privacy
I would like my submission to be treated as confidential
Yes No
I would like my personal details to be treated as confidential
Yes No
Name
 
Organisation (if applicable)
 
No. of members
 
Postal address
 
 
Postcode
 
Stakeholder group
Please indicate which of the following best represents your interest
by ticking one box only
Community member
Animal exhibitor
Animal welfare
Community group
Environmental interests
Agricultural interests
Government
Other – please specify
1. Do you believe that Australian community values and expectations
towards the welfare of exhibited animals justify the introduction of
national standards and/or guidelines?
Yes No Partly
 
2. Do you have any evidence of poor risk management practices related
to the welfare of exhibited animals?
Yes No
If so, what is the extent of this problem?
 
3a. In your experience, to what extent do the existing codes of
practice and related regulations create uncertainty for industry?
 
3b. Does such uncertainty vary between different states and
territories?
Yes No
 
4. Do you think that the potential risks to the welfare of exhibited
animals are high enough to justify the introduction of better
standards and/or guidelines?
Yes No
 
5. Do you think that there needs to be national consistency in the
standards and/or guidelines that relate to the risks to the welfare of
exhibited animals?
Yes No
 
6a. Do you have any evidence of poor risk management practices related
to the environment or agriculture in connection with exhibited
animals?
Yes No
6b. If yes, what is the extent of this problem?
 
7. Do you think that the potential risks to the environment and
agriculture are high enough to justify the introduction of better
standards and/or guidelines?
Yes No
 
8. Do you think that there needs to be national consistency in the
standards and/or guidelines that relate to the potential impact of
exhibited animals on the environment and agriculture?
Yes No
 
9a. Do you have evidence that a percentage of exhibited animal
businesses operate in more than one state or territory?
Yes No
9b. If yes, please provide percentage estimates for various
combinations of states and territories.
 
10a. Do you believe that the net benefits likely to be achieved under
Option A, including the benefits to animal welfare, agriculture and
the environment, are justified?
Yes No
 
10b. Do you believe that the combination of costs and benefits under
Option A are superior to other options?
Yes No
 
11. Do you think that the proposed national standards under Option B
reflect community values and expectations regarding the acceptable
treatment of exhibited animals?
Yes No Partly
 
12a. Do you believe that the net benefits likely to be achieved under
Option B including the benefits to animal welfare, agriculture and the
environment are justified?
Yes No
 
12b. Do you believe the combination of costs and benefits under Option
B are superior to other options?
Yes No
 
13a. Do you believe that the benefits likely to be achieved under
Variations C1 and/or C2 of Option B, are justified?
Yes No
 
13b. Do you believe the combination of costs and benefits under
Variations C1 and/or C2 of Option B are superior to other options?
Yes No
 
14. Other comments (optional)
 
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