· THE LEGISLATIVE REGIME
· SPECIES-SPECIFIC CONTROLS
· SECTOR-SPECIFIC CONTROLS
· PROTECTION OF ECOLOGICAL AND BIODIVERSITY VALUES
· PROVISION FOR CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC WELFARE AND WELL BEING
· PROVISION FOR EQUITY
· IMPORT-EXPORT ISSUES
· INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
· CASE STUDIES
Being a body of Parliament, the Committee is most interested in the implications of current Victorian legislation and regulations as they affect the utilisation of native flora and fauna and the extent to which they assist in ensuring that any utilisation is ecologically sustainable.
In this chapter the Committee outlines the basic legislative regime that affects the utilisation of native flora and fauna and reviews this as it affects particular species and particular utilisation sectors. The Committee then considers how the current controls contribute to the ESD objectives of economic welfare, equity and protection of ecological and biodiversity values. A number of more detailed legislative issues are also considered, with three case studies included to provide examples of the system in action.
The following material has drawn on a consultant's report prepared for the Committee by T. L. Bryant and K. R. Akers.1
