Use of exotic animals in circuses and the exhibition of cetaceans in New South Wales

This inquiry was established on 26 September 2019 to inquire and report on the use of exotic animals in circuses and the exhibition of cetaceans in New South Wales.

April hearings for this inquiry have been postponed. The committee will now report by end of December 2020.

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This inquiry was self-referred on 26 September 2019.

Terms of reference - Use of exotic animals in circuses and the exhibition of cetaceans in New South Wales

Date	Milestone
26 Sep 2019	Self-referred
24 Nov 2019	Submissions closed
13 Aug 2020	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
14 Aug 2020	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
14 Dec 2020	Final Report
15 Jun 2021	Government Response to Final Report

Date	Venue Details
13/08/2020	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
14/08/2020	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 46 - PC 4 - Industry - Use of exotic animals in circuses and the exhibition of cetaceans in New South Wales	15/06/2021
	Report No 46 - PC 4 - Industry - Use of exotic animals in circuses and exhibition of cetaceans in NSW	14/12/2020

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2020-12-14	14/12/2020	Media Release	Report tabled
2020-11-09	09/11/2020	Correspondence	Mr Wayne Phillips - Head of Marine Sciences - Village Roadshow Theme Parks
2020-10-27	27/10/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dolphin Marine Conservation Park
2020-10-27	27/10/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	M Donnelly - Animal Care Australia
2020-10-27	27/10/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Jo Dorning
2020-10-27	27/10/2020	Other	Clarification to Transcript - NSW Department of Primary Industries
2020-10-26	26/10/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Di Evans - RSPCA Australia
2020-10-06	06/10/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Animal Defenders Office
2020-10-06	06/10/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Animals All Around
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Liz Arnott - RSPCA NSW
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Liz Arnott - RSPCA NSW
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Isabella Clegg
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Di Evans - RSPCA Australia
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Rosemary Elliott - Sentient
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Georgie Dolphin - Humane Society International
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Georgie Dolphin - Humane Society International
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Animal Defenders Office Inc
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Ben Pearson - World Animal Protection
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Hannah Tait - Action for Dolphins
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	and supplementary questions - NSW Department of Primary Industries
2020-09-30	30/09/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Joanne Dorning
2020-08-10	10/08/2020	Media Release	Hearings - 13 and 14 August 2020
2019-12-12	12/12/2019	Other	Report on the Online Questionnaire
2019-12-05	05/12/2019	Proforma	Pro forma A - 6 responses received
2019-12-05	05/12/2019	Proforma	Pro forma B - 3 responses received
2019-12-05	05/12/2019	Proforma	Pro forma C - 1064 responses received
2019-12-05	05/12/2019	Proforma	Pro forma D - 525 responses received
2019-12-05	05/12/2019	Proforma	Pro forma E - 146 responses received
2019-12-05	05/12/2019	Proforma	Pro forma F - 2 responses received
2019-09-27	27/09/2019	Media Release	Media release - Establishment of inquiry into exhibition of exotic animals and cetaceans in New South Wales - 27 September 2019

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Tina Higgins	Clerk Assistant - Committees (Temp)	9230 2739	[email protected]
Joseph Cho	Senior Education Officer	9230 2206	[email protected]
Monica Loftus	Principal Council Officer	9230 2620	[email protected]
Angeline Chung	Senior Council Officer	9230 3081	[email protected]

Use of exotic animals in circuses and the exhibition of cetaceans in New South Wales

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No. 19 PETA Australia
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No. 78 Ms Teresa Kiernan
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No. 82 Mrs Lenore Taylor
No. 83 Ms Rhonda Green
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No. 84 Ms Gae Constable
No. 85 Ms Carolina Rodriguez
No. 86 Mr Mike Irodenko
No. 87 Mrs Sandra Grubey
No. 88 Mrs Julie Collins
No. 89 Mr Bernard Kelly
No. 90 Mr Martin Carrasco-reyes
No. 91 Ms Nicci Soukoulis
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No. 93 World Animal Protection Australia
No. 94 Marine Connection
No. 95 Janlin Circuses Pty Ltd, representing Stardust Circus and Lennon Bros Circus
No. 96 Ms Anthea Von Staerck
No. 97 Mr Phillip Butler
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No. 99 Mr Igor Srbinovski
No. 100 Dr Ross Hill
No. 101 Ms Sabrina Nizeti
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No. 115 Professor Anne Wilson
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No. 118 Ms Mia Kudrycz
No. 119 Dianne Poynton
No. 120 Ms Anne-Marie Dineen
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No. 122 Ms Pauline McCarthy
No. 123 Mr Temple Eyre
No. 124 Ms Louise Guthrie
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No. 129 Jan Kendall and Charles Davis
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No. 145 Ms Lynne Halpin
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No. 147 Ms Anne Edwards
No. 148 Katina Czyczelis
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No. 150 Fraser Paterson
No. 151 Mrs Lindy Coop
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No. 153 Mrs Lisbeth Caldwell
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No. 163 Alison Goodwin
No. 164 Ms Carolyn Barnes
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No. 166 Mrs Susan Moran
No. 167 Ms Gail McDonald
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No. 169 Mrs Linda Lumley
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No. 171 World Cetacean Alliance
No. 172 Action for Dolphins
No. 173 NSW Department of Primary Industries
No. 174 Animal Justice Party
No. 175 RSPCA Australia
No. 176 CETASEA Association
No. 177 Sentient, The Veterinary Institute for Animal Ethics
No. 178 Animal Care Australia Inc
No. 179 Australian Institute of Marine Rescues and Sea Shepherd
No. 180 Sandra Finn
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No. 185 Mr Casey Cainan
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No. 220 Dolphinaria-Free Europe (DFE)
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No. 222 Animal Defenders Office
No. 223 Animals Australia
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No. 225 Ms Marianne Salvotpre
No. 226 Mr Patrick Daley
No. 227 The Hon. Wilfred P. Moore
No. 228 Phil Demers
No. 229 NSW Young Lawyers Animal Law Committee
No. 230 Australian Circus Festival and Federation Mondiale du Cirque
No. 231 Zoo Aquarium Association Australasia
No. 232 Dolphin Marine Conservation Park
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No. 235 Tony Ratcliffe
No. 236 Wests Entertainment
No. 237 Memphis West
No. 238 Jamie Nelson
No. 239 Linda Minten
No. 240 John MacDonnell
No. 241 Dr Michael Scibilia
No. 242 Gail Grix
No. 243 Bekki Ashton
No. 244 Barry Nixon
No. 245 Wonona West-Smith
No. 246 Dante Ashton
No. 247 Rikki Ashton
No. 248 Chantel Ashton-Rodriguez
No. 249 Brian Legge
No. 250 Colin R Ferrell
No. 251 Jansen Grant
No. 252 Matthew Ezekial Smith
No. 253 Joseph Maynard
No. 254 Eloise O'Toole
No. 255 Pixi Robertson
No. 256 Shaun Felton
No. 256a Shaun Felton
No. 257 Kelly Maynard
No. 258 Chris Shannon
No. 259 Circus Joseph Ashton
No. 260 Judith Trimboli
No. 261 John Le Mare
No. 262 Jessica Larkin
No. 263 Peter and Jo
No. 264 Jessie Daley
No. 265 Natalie Weber
No. 266 Danielle Lennon
No. 267 Yelena West-Dorfliger
No. 268 Damien Syred and Circus Royale
No. 269 Mark De'Souza
No. 270 Zelie Bullen
No. 271 Craig Bullen
No. 272 Animals All Around
No. 274 Hudsons Circus Pty Ltd
No. 275 Mrs Acacia Grant

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Use of exotic animals in circuses and the exhibition of cetaceans in New South Wales

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