Proposed aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 28 August 2023 to inquire into and report on the proposed aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park.

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel.

The committee received 371 short submissions, which are available in a single document: Short submissions received

Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Mon 28 August 2023Referred
Fri 13 October 2023Submissions closed
Mon 18 December 2023Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 05 February 2024Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 27 March 2024Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Thu 23 May 2024Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 31 July 2024Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 13 November 2024Final Report
Wed 13 November 2024Final Report
Wed 12 February 2025Government Response to Final Report
Thu 13 February 2025Government Response to Final Report due
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 13 Oct 2023.

View all submissions

Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Mon 18 December 2023Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 05 February 2024Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 27 March 2024Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Thu 23 May 2024Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 31 July 2024Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses

NSW Government response - Report No 1 - Animal Welfare Committee - Proposed aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park

Tabled date:
Wed 12 February 2025
PDF972.94 KB

Report No 1 - Animal Welfare Committee - Proposed aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park

Tabled date:
Wed 13 November 2024
Government response due:
Thu 13 February 2025
PDF1.21 MB

Report No 1 - Animal Welfare Committee - Proposed aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park - accessible

Tabled date:
Wed 13 November 2024
DOCX387.05 KB
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Wed 13 November 2024Media ReleaseReport tabled (pdf, 129.53 KB)
Fri 30 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice RSPCA NSW (pdf, 155.01 KB)
Fri 30 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Minister Penny Sharpe (pdf, 1.37 MB)
Fri 30 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (pdf, 516.66 KB)
Fri 30 August 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (pdf, 561.54 KB)
Tue 30 July 2024Correspondence Report, Rapid Initial Assessment (pdf, 3.33 MB)
Sun 23 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (pdf, 533.69 KB)
Thu 20 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Food Authority (pdf, 287.91 KB)
Thu 20 June 2024Correspondence Transcript clarifications, Department of Primary Industries, Department of Regional NSW (PDF, 228.05 KB)
Tue 18 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC, Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Heritage (pdf, 120.77 KB)
Tue 18 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (pdf, 186.04 KB)
Mon 17 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice RSPCA NSW (pdf, 121.14 KB)
Thu 23 May 2024Tendered DocumentRacing NSW timeline – Talbot, tendered by Ms Jacqueline Johnstone, General Manager – Integrity, Racing NSW (pdf, 86.92 KB)
Wed 22 May 2024Correspondence The Hon Penny Sharpe, Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Heritage to committee, regarding the brumby rehoming program (pdf, 1.63 MB)
Thu 02 May 2024Answers to Questions on Notice NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Government (pdf, 159.42 KB)
Thu 02 May 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Government (pdf, 145.87 KB)
Tue 30 April 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Andy Chambers, Managing Director, AirborneLogic (pdf, 1.57 MB)
Tue 23 April 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAssociate Professor Andrea Harvey, Associate Professor, University of Sydney and Chancellors Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney (pdf, 691.11 KB)
Tue 16 April 2024Correspondence Clarification of answers given by Dr Don Fletcher (pdf, 557.65 KB)
Wed 10 April 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Dr Don Fletcher, Ecologist (pdf, 883.13 KB)
Sun 07 April 2024Correspondence Ms Leisa Caldwell, regarding the NSW Government's consultation on the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan (pdf, 703.29 KB)
Wed 27 March 2024Tabled DocumentSupplementary notes, tabled by Dr Don Fletcher, Retired Ecologist (pdf, 2.62 MB)
Wed 27 March 2024Tabled DocumentDrawings of brumbies, tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 3.75 MB)
Thu 21 March 2024Correspondence Email from Mr Jack Gough, Advocacy Director, Invasive Species Council to committee, regarding recent comments in the media and Parliament about the Invasive Species Council (pdf, 1.12 MB)
Wed 13 March 2024Answers to Questions on Notice RSPCA NSW (pdf, 577.73 KB)
Tue 12 March 2024Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Government (pdf, 4.82 MB)
Tue 12 March 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMrs Leisa Caldwell, Former member and representative of the Snowy Mountains community, Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel (pdf, 786.40 KB)
Wed 21 February 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMr Timothy Johnson, Former Chair, Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel (pdf, 216.33 KB)
Wed 21 February 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsDr Jill Brown, Convenor, Heritage Horse and Environment Alliance (pdf, 135.60 KB)
Wed 07 February 2024Tabled Document'Submission regarding amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Management Plan', tabled by Mrs Leisa Caldwell, Former member and representative of the Snowy Mountains community, Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel (pdf, 706.43 KB)
Wed 07 February 2024Tabled Document'Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage – Identified Values', tabled by Mrs Leisa Caldwell, Former member and representative of the Snowy Mountains community, Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel (pdf, 6.40 MB)
Mon 05 February 2024Tabled Document'Letter from the Office of the Hon Penny Sharpe MLC to Mr Mark Hare, regarding Standing Order 52 – Proposed amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan, dated 9 January 2024', tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 2.56 MB)
Mon 05 February 2024Tabled Document'Order for Papers - Proposed amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan', tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 356.68 KB)
Mon 05 February 2024Tabled Document'Email from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, regarding Wild horses submission snapshot – end of Week 6, dated 15 September 2023', tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 630.39 KB)
Mon 05 February 2024Tabled Document'Email chain, regarding SO52 – Failure to return all documents for PMB 624, dated 16 to 19 January 2024', tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 9.28 MB)
Mon 05 February 2024Tabled Document'Legislative Council Hansard – 29 November 2023 – Proof', tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 2.12 MB)
Mon 05 February 2024Tabled Document'Personal Statement to NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into the Proposed Aerial Shooting of Brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park', tabled by Mr Timothy Johnson, Former Chair, Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel (pdf, 12.02 MB)
Mon 05 February 2024Tabled Document'Potential of reproductive control tools to effectively manage wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP)', tabled by Mr Steven Coleman, Chief Executive Officer, RSPCA NSW (pdf, 561.97 KB)
Thu 01 February 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Invasive Species Council (pdf, 267.91 KB)
Wed 31 January 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Professor Richard Kingsford (pdf, 246.68 KB)
Tue 30 January 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsNSW Government (pdf, 350.58 KB)
Tue 30 January 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mrs Claire Galea (pdf, 30.24 MB)
Fri 26 January 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsAustralian Brumby Alliance (pdf, 11.72 MB)
Wed 24 January 2024Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Government (pdf, 726.45 KB)
Wed 24 January 2024Answers to Questions on Notice RSPC NSW (pdf, 143.23 KB)
Tue 23 January 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Australian Brumby Alliance (pdf, 4.03 MB)
Wed 10 January 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Sentient, The Veterinary Institute (pdf, 299.35 KB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled DocumentNPWS H009 aerial shooting wild horse control standard operating procedure NSW SOP, tabled by Hon Penny Sharpe MLC (pdf, 3.28 MB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled DocumentArticle from the Animal Care Expert. Volume 5. Issue 3 September 2023 titled 'Imagine managing brumbies better – it would be worth the hard work!', tabled by Ms Rachel Sydenham, Small Mammals Representative, Animal Care Australia (pdf, 3.17 MB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled DocumentFeral animal control by NSW National Parks and Local Land Services 2020/21 – 2022/23, tabled by Mr Jack Gough, Advocacy Director, Invasive Species Council (pdf, 5.30 MB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled Document'Department of Regional NSW – Informal advice Minister Moriarty – Issue: Aerial Cull Programs' dated 15 September 2023, tabled by Mr Jack Gough, Advocacy Director, Invasive Species Council (pdf, 2.87 MB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled Document'MO request for information – Feral animal control over the last three years' dated 15 September 2023, tabled by Mr Jack Gough, Advocacy Director, Invasive Species Council (pdf, 5.90 MB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled Document'Comment on 'Independent biostatistical report on the Brumby population in the Kosciuszko National Park' by Dr Don Fletcher PhD, PSM dated 4 October 2023, tabled by Mr Jack Gough, Advocacy Director, Invasive Species Council (pdf, 12.20 MB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled Document'Literature review on humaneness and effectiveness of aerial shooting of feral horses' dated 7 August 2023, tabled by Mr Jack Gough, Advocacy Director, Invasive Species Council (pdf, 3.91 MB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled DocumentMap of Kosciuszko National Park, tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 540.36 KB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled DocumentMap of Kosciuszko National Park, tabled by Hon Wes Fang MLC (pdf, 455.62 KB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled DocumentImage of bullets, tabled by Mr Andrew Mallen, Ballistics and Firearms Expert, Australian Hunters International Inc. (pdf, 957.31 KB)
Mon 18 December 2023Tabled DocumentImages of culled brumbies observed by the RSPCA following aerial shooting, tabled by Mr Scott Meyers, RSPCA NSW Chief Inspector (pdf, 16.77 MB)
Fri 15 December 2023Media ReleasePublic Hearing: Proposed aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park (pdf, 123.33 KB)
Tue 28 November 2023OtherShort submissions (pdf, 841.00 KB)
Tue 29 August 2023Media ReleaseEstablishment of inquiry into the proposed aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park (pdf, 137.88 KB)
Contact us

Arizona Hart

Role:
Director Committees
Phone:
9230 2778
Email:
animal.welfare@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Tina Mrozowska

Role:
Council Officer
Phone:
9230 3775
Email:
animal.welfare@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Alex Stedman

Role:
Director Committees
Phone:
9230 2253
Email:
animal.welfare@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Emily Whittingstall

Role:
Principal Council Officer
Phone:
9230 2516
Email:
animal.welfare@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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