Inquiry into the Impact of Animal Rights Activism on Victorian Agriculture

Submissions

Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 August 2019 13:59

Submissions for this inquiry closed on 2 August 2019. Once processed but the Committee, public submissions will be published on this page. Please be advised, some submissions may contain graphic images.

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The Committee have accepted the following submissions:

1. Katherine Wheeler643.17 KB
2. Peter Mullan 947.05 KB
3. Richard Waddy 671.90 KB
4. Loretta Davies642.16 KB
5. Priscilla Alderton644.26 KB
6. Helen Armstrong670.51 KB
7. Bryony Lepoidevin669.51 KB
8. Katherine Cain680.45 KB
9. Frances Prem669.81 KB
10. Brendan Rea701.69 KB
11. Evelyn Elvey671.63 KB
12. Dianne Crea643.69 KB
13. Jason Pincini677.35 KB
14. Timothy Kingma680.61 KB
15. Alana Bacon 696.74 KB
16. Molly Illani691.44 KB
17. Penelope Hollonds 694.38 KB
18. Thomas Hanrahan735.38 KB
19. Jake Ewings695.85 KB
20. Vanessa Wells695.86 KB
21. Danielle Reardon692.57 KB
22. Bill Baxter655.85 KB
23. Vasundhara Kandpal695.32 KB
24. Luke Dunn690.98 KB
25. Ula Lane697.98 KB
26. Marlena Jachniewicz689.86 KB
27. Ysabella Schneider691.98 KB
28. Shayden Graham691.02 KB
29. Laura Thorburn697.84 KB
30. Andrew Postregna744.62 KB
31. Elizabeth Cotton73.39 KB
32. Heather Barnes52.39 KB
33. Kaye Laing618.55 KB
34. Janice Newnham778.17 KB
35. Sallyann Ison634.48 KB
36. Kay Tracey-Shaw90.29 KB
37. Caddy Piwari48.74 KB
38. Kerry McGrath61.45 KB
39. Tilliah Brooks676.95 KB
40. Erica Code79.82 KB
41. Vanessa Lodispoto Zohar74.85 KB
42. Susanna Finn74.76 KB
43. Gregory Bilston745.17 KB
44. Julie McHenry770.81 KB
45. Natalie Thomson894.83 KB
46. Christine Devine94.18 KB
47. Arlene Henley49.4 KB
48. Deby Adair768.20 KB
49. Dorothy Long61.34 KB
50. Alex Savage133.03 KB
51. Amanda Bill99.82 KB
52. Janet Wickens99.96 KB
53. Caroline McDougall111.92 KB
54. David Mould698.61 KB
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57. Kerry Baker76.8 KB
58. Laura Durrant691.80 KB
59. Jillian Hyltonsmith54.84 KB
60. Ruth Weston702.90 KB
61. Nikki Hansen-Medwell705.41 KB
62. Jaimie Sayer691.25 KB
63. Niki Chalmers45.51 KB
64. Shane McCann51.29 KB
65. Daniel McEldrew142.25 KB
66. Paul Mahony4.73 MB
67. Lisa Franklin58.29 KB
68. Thelma Coster658.50 KB
69. Georgina Manger121.28 KB
70. QLD Dept of Agriculture and Fisheries812.46 KB
71. Victoria Sublette110.09 KB
72. Louise Guthrie58.55 KB
73. Linda Wilcox176.31 KB
74. Jacki Jacka66.39 KB
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75. Justine Curatolo216.09 KB
    a. Justine Curatolo1.08 MB
76. Jennifer Gamble232.22 KB
77. Julie Vardy83.39 KB
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80. Mark Wootton192.82 KB
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82. Zara Di Bella464.16 KB
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86. Catherine Wright199.76 KB
87. Mark Deane-Smith62.17 KB
88. Steve Ronalds337.23 KB
89. Traudy Glasencnik118.57 KB
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92. Jeanette Newton94.50 KB
93. Elliot Taylor143.88 KB
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95. Marianne Salvatore125.49 KB
96. Lee Hawkins112.61 KB
97. Marcia Simons691.40 KB
98. Cory Josland106.80 KB
99. April Meddick1.00 MB
100. Brad Homewood105.45 KB
101. Rudy Horvat136.65 KB
102. Laurin Ware118.31 KB
103. Eileen McDonald674.93 KB
104. Keith Symons128.46 KB
105. Jarrod Bennetts1.26 MB
106. John Gilcrist119.34 KB
107. Ebony Sartori94.96 KB
108. Nicola Fanning130.34 KB
     
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110. Dennis Stringer643.47 KB
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113. Stewart Carson91.90 KB
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116. Christine Gregory81.14 KB
117. Sue Schofield246.78 KB
118. Jay Alan87.53 KB
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123. Miranda Sherlock225.82 KB
124. Genevieve Jeffreys238.37 KB
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127. Ruth Abbey612.72 KB
128. Paul Murray228.29 KB
129. Nicole Leach106.85 KB
130. Corinne MacKenzie100.90 KB
     a.Corinne MacKenzie676.56 KB
131. Paul McDonald58.92 KB
132. Abby Robinson181.80 KB
133. Sonya Skok108.95 KB
134. Suzanne & Jenny King193.72 KB
135. John Buxton769.31 KB
136. Danielle Weymark56.91 KB
137. Katrina Love565.48 KB
138. Monika Merkes790.25 KB
139. Nicki McLennan161.12 KB
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142. Angela Young118.56 KB
143. Alyssa Wormald1.52 MB
144. Jacques de Beer140.11 KB
145. Margit Alm719.89 KB
146. Rivalea Australia601.11 KB
     a. Rivalea Australia650.01 KB
147. Sonya King648.23 KB
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149. Alannah MacTiernan MLC, Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports (Western Australia)640.32 KB
150. Jarad Smith1.81 MB
151. Genevieve Jeffreys1.87 MB
152. Robert Stunden414.66 KB
153. Melissa Tuliranta1.54 MB
154. Salome Argyropoulos1.73 MB
155. Ross and Bev Walker650.60 KB
156. Camille Hanson1.38 MB
157. Susan Buckland270.16 KB
158. Geoff Gooch594.53 KB
159. Clare Southerland436.93 KB
160. Megan Milner469.14 KB
161. Cindy Rudman520.88 KB
162. Kirsty Stone302.71 KB
163. Matthew Holt441.28 KB
164. Leon Gross1.59 MB
165. Alan Payne305.50 KB
166. Lara Flanagan809.72 KB
167. Peter Oddie854.11 KB
168. Sarah Avery563.62 KB
169. Ann Middleborough587.48 KB
170. Jackie Crothers875.93 KB
171. Sue King1.72 MB
172. Peter Helms1.68 MB
173. Barara Fraser404.45 KB
174. Jan Kendall 1.19 MB
175. Rebecca Burnett1.62 MB
176. Carole Faulkner1.71 MB
177. PETA Australia2.04 MB
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180. Kaye Nothard623.19 KB
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183. Rebecca Burnett1.62 MB
184. Carrie Freeman1.88 MB
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187. Carol Curran955.25 KB
188. Emma Brown1.86 MB
189. David Evans2.84 MB
190. Steven Arnold84.63 KB
191. Ron Paynter854.50 KB
192. David Rowbottom369.96 KB
193. Muhammad Khan Niazi1.68 MB
194. Jackie Checkley1.86 MB
195. Peter and Robyn Sandy645.00 KB
196. Nic Murphy413.29 KB
197. Patricia Kennedy364.31 KB
198. Miriam Cooper102.42 KB
199. Lisa Parker713.61 KB
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200. Suzanne Teese1.52 MB
201. Geoffrey Wade657.41 KB
202. Mohiuddin Bhuiyan1.52 MB
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204. Maike Coates631.16 KB
205. Kate Allan1.86 MB
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206. Angela Edwards773.78 KB
207. Jennie Lonsdale1.95 MB
208. Denae Clow558.12 KB
209. Megan Garside753.45 KB
210. Melanie Beach-Ross987.01 KB
211. Melissa Murphy-Webster1.33 MB
     a. Melissa Murphy-Webster16.12 KB
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212. Tony Webster681.14 KB
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214. Karen Dexter1.68 MB
215. Philip Szepe529.13 KB
216. Stuart McClelland534.93 KB
217. Mark Wehner638.94 KB
218. Andrew Spencer2.65 MB
219. Peter Thompson621.41 KB
220. Kerri Nicholls432.53 KB
221. Jean and Slavko Dugec616.81 KB
222. Natalie Kopas1.71 MB
223. Penelope Hocking760.00 KB
224. Moyne Shire Council1.02 MB
225. Brad Edwards38.20 KB
226. Lisa Harrison1.29 MB
227. Leanne Wingad122.90 KB
228. Diamond Valley Egg Farm773.56 KB
229. Marilyn Nuske700.93 KB
230. Mark Hillen398.60 KB
231. Tania Harrison142.37 KB
232. Nick Barton751.59 KB
233. Nuccia Femino815.69 KB
234. Allan Campbell499.96 KB
235. Sharon Bush2.09 MB
236. Daniela Erasmus1.09 MB
237. Emma Hakansson1.18 MB
238. Ken Mander1.97 MB
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240. Stephen Brand388.85 KB
241. Lisa Brand967.76 KB
242. Jolene Gailitis280.33 KB
243. Jodi Kirkby936.38 KB
244. Robert Muller473.99 KB
245. Nigel Greenaway197.63 KB
246. Australian Meat Industry Council1.41 MB
247. Michael Kirby1.00 MB
248. Rhonda Patton1.30 MB
249. Linda Larkins1.26 MB
250. Lionel Dorothy Mitchell87.09 KB
251. Diamond Valley Pork804.32 KB
252. Genni Marks576.25 KB
253. Ines Kostic1.12 MB
254. Rochelle Van Heerden62.94 KB
255. Ryan Keppert403.44 KB
256. Daniel Verrocchi247.83 KB
257. Kim Dutton688.26 KB
258. Nanda Nalluri202.28 KB
259. Vicki Standish338.56 KB
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268. Brooke McGlashan124.23 KB
269. Ceallaigh MacCath-Moran634.71 KB
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274. Australian Chicken Growers Counci7.24 MB
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279. Jan Heald208.51 KB
280. Lisette Mill280.82 KB
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283. Craig Henderson1.15 MB
284. Kerry McKinnon66.20 KB
285. Ritesh Mittal41.75 KB
286. Gail Canning659.39 KB
287. Michael Fuery651.10 KB
288. Anna Kneen52.08 KB
289. Cori Nelson687.26 KB
290. Steven Arnold84.63 KB
291. Michelle Crilly69.68 KB
292. Ulla Secher1.13 MB
     a. Ulla Secher133.68 KB
293. Liam Milton-McGurk990.37 KB
294. Sandy Divita89.29 KB
295. Georgia Knight1.17 MB
296. John Conroy743.78 KB
297. Sally O'Hoy.pdf692.13 KB
298. Grace Rosevear730.76 KB
299. Julieanne White741.59 KB
300. Peter Jennings719.65 KB
301. The Animal Law Institute760.08 KB
302. Daniel Greenaway766.25 KB
303. Lesley Walker84.37 KB
304. Egg Farmers Australia841.53 KB
305. Tracey-Ann Layton644.87 KB
306. Michael Conroy733.49 KB
307. Holly Sitters707.58 KB
308. Vegan Australia638.08 KB
309. Carly Marks55.71 KB
310. Tarni Elder604.08 KB
311. Chris Nixon143.68 KB
312. Animal Liberation758.02 KB
313. Lachlan Palmer735.07 KB
314. FAR Enterprises87.41 KB
315. Matthew Ryan729.33 KB
316. Katrina Larsen605.25 KB
317. Juliann Doherty729.46 KB
318. Rowena Sheppard636.43 KB
319. Amanda Beattie711.41 KB
320. Parkside Run91.51 KB
321. Dana Kolsky666.40 KB
322. Matthew Lunch705.13 KB
323. Simon Ramsay641.04 KB
324. Christina Plant78.31 KB
325. Angela Lowery106.09 KB
326. Rosemary Biggins43.23 KB
327. Jacqui Stocks64.36 KB
328. Leah Whetton658.16 KB
329. Melissa Blackburn759.64 KB
330. Australian Livestock Saleyards Association739.53 KB
331. Tony Levier718.40 KB
332. Marcus Esterhuysen97.58 KB
333. Robyn Pike115.42 KB
334. Institute for Critical Animal Studies676.20 KB
335. Joel McKenna79.87 KB
336. Kate McCarthy84.07 KB
337. Frica Vernon603.35 KB
338. Natasha Milner93.55 KB
339. Ara Cate52.07 KB
340. Robert Bates1.13 MB
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348. Meaghan Walsh1.18 MB
349. Bree Taylor768.13 KB
350. Bernie Free702.78 KB
351. Tony Levier718.40 KB
352. Carole Azton759.50 KB
353. Jessica Meteljan757.43 KB
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368. Craig Dwyer600.61 KB
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372. Beverly Moss729.10 KB
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376. Melanie Ellis762.95 KB
377. Rachel Beauchesne624.9 KB
378. Lesley Mobilia51.48 KB
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381. Victorian Chicken Meat Council1.36 MB
382. Jacqueline Rowe718.70 KB
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Terms of Reference

Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 August 2019 15:59

On 1 May 2019, the Legislative Council agreed to the following motion:

That this House requires the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by Thursday, 28 November 2019, on the effectiveness of legislation and other measures to prevent and deter activities by unauthorised persons on agricultural and associated industries and in particular, the Committee should —

1. consider —
   1. the type and prevalence of unauthorised activity on Victorian farms and related industries, and the application of existing legislation;
   2. the workplace health and safety and biosecurity risks, and potential impacts of animal activist activity on Victorian farms, to Victoria’s economy and international reputation;
   3. animal activists’ compliance with the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994, Livestock Management Act 2010, and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986;
   4. the civil or criminal liability of individuals and organisations who promote or organise participation in unauthorised animal activism activities;
   5. analyse the incidences and responses of other jurisdictions in Australia and internationally; and
   6. provide recommendations on how the Victorian Government and industry could improve protections for farmers’ privacy, businesses, and the integrity of our biosecurity system and animal welfare outcomes, whether through law reform or other measures

* The reporting date for this inquiry has been changed to 1 February 2020

Terms of Reference - Inquiry into the Impact of Animal Rights Activism on Victorian Agriculture.pdf350.13 KB

Hearings and Transcripts

Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 August 2019 16:59

Information on the Committee's public hearing schedule for this inquiry will be posted here as it becomes available.

Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.

Tuesday 20 August 2019
Bairnsdale RSL, 2 Forge Creek Road, Bairnsdale

Wednesday 21 August 2019
Mercure Warragul, 23 Mason Street, Warragul