[no bill text published] NSW Delegation Powers for the Independent Office of Animal Welfare and the Chief Animal Welfare Officer

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2023

Private Member's Bill

14 Aug 2024: This bill was voted against and will not be discussed further (Defeated).

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

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Topics

animal cruelty animal welfare charitable organisations

Introduced by: Abigail Boyd MLC (GRN)

Links to official parliament websites

Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Independent Office of Animal Welfare and the Chief Animal Welfare Officer can delegate their functions to another person.
Delegates are treated as the Chief Animal Welfare Officer; they can receive pay and travel expenses.
The Chief Animal Welfare Officer must leave meetings when the committee considers nominating a person for that office.
Committee members must vacate their seats if they miss three consecutive meetings without leave.
The Attorney General can remove committee members from office.
The law replaces the definition of an approved charitable organisation.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Sarah Mitchell NAT

“I lead for the Opposition in debate on the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2023 and indicate at the outset that the Opposition, like the Government, will not be supporting the bill. I acknowledge the mover of the bill, Ms Abigail Boyd, as I did the Hon. Emma Hurst on a motion she moved on a similar topic last week.”

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Mark Banasiak SFFP

“The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party does not support the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2023.”

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Emma Hurst AJP

“On behalf of the Animal Justice Party, I support the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2023. The Animal Justice Party has been advocating for an independent office of animal protection since our party was established.”

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Abigail Boyd GRN

“It has been illuminating. I express particular thanks to the Hon. Emma Hurst for her very sensible and wise words, and special thanks to the Hon. Mark Banasiak for reading and engaging with the content of the bill.”

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News articles and press releases

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2023

Ms ABIGAIL BOYD — 2023-10-18

The bill is in substantially the same form as a bill I introduced in this place in 2022, so elements of this speech may be familiar to a keen listener. The bill establishes an independent statutory body to undertake key regulatory and administrative responsibilities relating to animal welfare and protection, constituted to ensure independent oversight and review of animal welfare in New South Wales in line with scientific knowledge, technological advances and community expectations. It subsequently removes responsibility for animal welfare from the Department of Primary Industries.