Submissions

The Tasmanian Government released an Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2022 for public consultation, which included amendments to seek to support and further strengthen the provisions under the Animal Welfare Act 1993 (the Act) for the enforcement and prosecution of animal welfare offences in Tasmania.

The AVA placed a submission to the Tasmanian Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2022.

The National Recovery and Resilience Agency, supported by the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, is bringing together a range of sectors and voices to embark on a design process to identify nationally significant transformational actions that will reduce disaster risk.

It critical for veterinary considerations be included in the review of the draft MPTG Bill as the profession is a significant user of scheduled medications. There are a number of significant differences between veterinary practice and human medical practice that could readily be recognised in this Bill.

AVA strongly supports the proposed use of permethrin for use on pigs under emergency permit.