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Game Council has been dissolved after harsh criticism on its governance and performance. A two-month ban has been imposed on hunting on NSW public land; however, the State Government has allowed volunteer hunters in national parts as part of a pest control program.
Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson said a report has revealed that the governance of Game Council is extremely ineffective. It is believed that the Game Council has been unsuccessful in performing its functions as regulator, promoter and operator of hunting activities in NSW.
“It was a damning report,” Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson said.
Recently, CEO Game Council, Greg McFarland, was charged with illegal hunting and trespassing. The review was ordered after the news became public. Functions of the council will provisionally rest with the Department of Primary Industries. For now, hunting in 400 state forests and two crown lands is banned.
“[The changes will help manage the] costly and environmentally destructive issue of pest animals. The overall direct economic impact of the pest animals has been conservatively estimated at $740 million annually. Pest animals threaten 40 per cent of fragile biodiversity in NSW. There are 388 threatened species at risk, including 154 plants, 186 animals, 17 endangered populations and 31 endangered ecological communities. It is impossible to place a value on this cost to the environment,” Ms Hodgkinson said.
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