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4477 - PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AMENDMENT (VIRTUAL STOCK FENCING) BILL 2024 REPORT - FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Donato, Philip to the Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education representing the Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales, and Minister for Western New South Wales
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AMENDMENT (VIRTUAL STOCK FENCING) BILL 2024 REPORT - FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Would you please advise:

(1) What action have you or your department undertaken in response to the findings and recommendations detailed in the report (Report 2/58) into the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Virtual Stock Fencing) Bill 2024, which was tabled in October 2024 by the Parliamentary Committee for Investment, Industry and Regional Development?

(2) Has any work commenced on the development of a virtual fencing code of practice for New South Wales, and if so would you please provide a timeline for its completion?
Answer -

(1) The NSW Government has reviewed the Inquiry report and recommendations and is currently preparing its response, which is due by 22 April 2025.

(2) The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (The Department) continues to collaborate with the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the Animal Welfare Task Group (AWTG) to finalise the Australian Animal Welfare Guide for Virtual Fencing. The Department expects a draft of the Australian Animal Welfare Guide for Virtual Fencing to be published in 2025.

Question asked on 18 February 2025 (session 58-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 96
Answer received on 25 March 2025 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 102

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