Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00220:reg:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00220
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 2/21)
Character Range: 90609–96157

governments, researchers, land managers, island owners, community and others when considering what actions they may be able to implement.  Anyone looking to implement an action is strongly recommended to undertake their own budget exercise for their particular circumstances and outcomes sought.
Action                                                                                                             Costs anticipated or known at the time of TAP development for action items                                                                                                        Estimated total cost across TAP
Baiting for feral cats                                                                                             $3 million for a variation on existing baits suitable for new areas.                                                                                                              $1 million – Curiosity available
Bait development – new bait                                                                                        $6 million to develop a new bait.                                                                                                                                                 $3 million – modified Curiosity bait – Hisstory - for northern Australia
Field baiting (including  permits, preparation, bait cost, aerial delivery, ground staff and monitoring)           $30,000-40,000 to aerial bait 200km2.  Note costs will not scale exactly by area.                                                                                                 Annual cost of $1.5-$2 million to bait 1 million hectares.

Grooming trap development                                                                                          $1 million to fully develop.
Other current control methods                                                                                      $5,000-10,000 per  week for ground shooting at a single site using professional shooters. Use of volunteer shooters (e.g. SSAA National) would cost considerably less than this.  Annual cost of $250,000 - $800,000 for 8 weeks of control at 10 sites across Australia. Less if volunteers are utilised.
Ground shooting                                                                                                    $3,000-4,000 per week for a single trap line.
Trapping
Exclusion fencing                                                                                                  $12,500 per kilometre for material costs (Moesby & Read, 2006).  Requires installation costs to be included.                                                                      $625,000 for material costs for fences around 5 areas of 10 km2.
                                                                                                                   $25,000 per year per enclosure for ongoing maintenance and monitoring (Moseby & Read, 2006).                                                                                      $625,000 for ongoing maintenance of these 5 areas for 5 years.

Island eradications                                                                                                This could range from $4 per hectare for a smaller uninhabited island such as Faure Island to $50-$100 per hectare for larger, inhabited such as Kangaroo Island.                 Per island: $18,000 for small, uninhabited to $22-44 million for large, inhabited.

Island Biosecurity                                                                                                 $500 – signs per island                                                                                                                                                           $300,000 quarantine officer salary for one island or island group over 5 years.
Ranging from signage to a quarantine officer                                                                       $60,000 per year – part time quarantine officer.  A quarantine officer may be able to cover multiple smaller islands where they are in a group.

Social research                                                                                                    $200,000 per six-month project involving community engagement.                                                                                                                    $600,000 across 3 actions.
Including community attitudes, incentives for control.
Research projects                                                                                                  $250,000 per year per researcher, including field costs                                                                                                                           To be determined for each project.
Includes research into new tools, attractants, ecological modifiers, diseases, biocontrols, monitoring techniques  $15,000 per year to monitor internationally for new diseases.
Development and registration of cat control devices.

Prioritisation of cat control areas                                                                                $100,000 for an initial broad prioritisation across all of Australia.                                                                                                             $100,000 + additional for finer scale prioritisation.

Community education                                                                                                $200,000 per state/territory for