Seems quite logical to me - we know duck hunting is not ethical so no need
for a review so has to be cheaper!
On 22 September 2014 16:11, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> Yes, Minister.
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>
> > On 22 Sep 2014, at 13:59, Martin Butterfield <>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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