9th August 2016

Questions without notice.

Proposed kangaroo slaughter.

PENRITH ANGLICAN COLLEGE KANGAROO MANAGEMENT

The Hon. MARK PEARSON (16:09): My question is directed to the Minister for Ageing, representing the Minister for the Environment. The National Parks and Wildlife Service has issued a permit to kill 15 healthy male kangaroos trapped within the boundaries of Penrith Anglican College. Will the Minister intervene to order the translocation of the kangaroos by remote chemical capture and release, which is very likely to be 100 per cent successful and cost effective when carried out by qualified and licensed individuals and does not require stressful herding of the animals? If not, why not?

The Hon. JOHN AJAKA (Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services, and Minister for Multiculturalism) (16:10): I will refer that very detailed question to the relevant Minister, Mark Speakman, and come back with an answer as soon as possible.

13th September 2016

PENRITH ANGLICAN COLLEGE KANGAROO MANAGEMENT

In reply tothe Hon. MARK PEARSON (9 August 2016).

The Hon. JOHN AJAKA (Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services, and Minister for Multiculturalism)—The Minister provided the following response:

I am advised as follows:

No. The National Parks and Wildlife Service [NPWS] is the regulator of licences to harm or kill fauna under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. NPWS would consider an application to capture and relocate the animals, however it would need to be satisfied that the applicant has the capacity to undertake a capture and transport operation without causing undue distress to the animals.