I have been sent this as being an extract from Crikey. As I don't feel
like parting with $191 of my hard-earned I haven't been able to check it at
source!
Victorians have become resigned to strange anomalies from their government,
> like the fact that while it's not possible to buy a tram ticket on an
> actual tram, it is possible to pay a fare evasion fine on the spot on said
> tram. Another such anomaly has been found by a tipster in the wildlife
> research field, where volunteer researchers who tag and release native
> birds are now being charged $505 to have their activities approved by an
> ethics committee. Our tipster thinks the ethics committee is a good idea,
> but baulked at the cost. The Department of Environment and Primary
> Industries says the increase in fees last year was because the previous fee
> didn't cover the committee's costs. What really adds insult to injury for
> our tipster is that in Victoria, a duck hunting licence costs a mere
> $158.70. So it appears if you can't afford to do ethical research, there's
> another option.
Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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