Extract from Hansard Legislative Council 25 September 2001
Mike Elliott Leader Australian Democrats Member of the Legislative Council		Parliament Index 2001 Spring Sitting Index Browse by Subject   Search all Democrats material About the SA Parliament Hansard on line

In reply to Hon. M.J. ELLIOTT (31 May 2001) and answered by letter on 10 August 2001.

The Hon. DIANA LAIDLAW: The Minister for Environment and Heritage has provided the following information:

In this particular case, the individual who wrote to the honourable member applied for and obtained six rescue permits over the past year; the organisation that person represents applied for and obtained 32 rescue permits. Although the department believe that paperwork is not excessive, the general permit application form is being reviewed to reduce paperwork whilst meeting statutory requirements of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.

Volunteers who care for our fauna provide a valuable and vital contribution to both the animals and to the community groups who utilise the service they provide. However, the Government is equally mindful that the standards in which the animals are held must be adequate and that there is sufficient accountability to meet the conservation objectives of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.

Although two fauna rescue groups had previously been given "blanket" permits, this resulted in animals being held with no auditable documentation to show why or where they had been sourced; in some cases they were being held in poor conditions. The Minister for Environment and Heritage recently met with Sharon Blair, President of the Bird Care & Conservation Society SA, to discuss this matter.

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