Thanks Frank,
The equal in Qld is the Department of Primay Industries and Fisheries,
which although involved in some pest management issues, actual
legislation and policy is developed and administered by the Dept. of
Natural Resources and Water. That much I have now established. But read
on...
...whilst on the Qld DPI&F website I came across BioSecurity Queensland:
"Bringing together the biosecurity resources and functions of
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F), Department of
Natural Resources and Water (NRW) and the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Biosecurity Queensland is responsible for coordinating
the Government’s efforts to prevent, prepare, investigate, respond and
recover from pest and diseases that threaten the economy and the
environment."
This came into effect on March 1st 2007, and so seems to be a positive
step for Qld. I shall look into this more on Monday. Surprising that no-
one in EPA or DNR mentioned this at all. Maybe they haven't received
the memo yet that says they are part of it!
Cheers, Pete
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