Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00160:reg:2008:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2008 (pt 13/19)
Character Range: 41230–44217

be ongoing, as unmanaged goats are established in Australia. In most cases, the ongoing costs of controlling unmanaged goats will be high. Current options for control in mainland areas are mustering, trapping and aerial shooting. All of these are expensive, time consuming and not suitable for broadscale implementation.

Investment in many of the TAP actions will be determined by the level of resources that stakeholders commit to management of the problem. The total cost of implementation therefore cannot be quantified at the time of writing. However, overall control costs for unmanaged goats have been estimated at $2 million per year in Australia (McLeod 2004), with labour costs of up to $0.9 million in the six-year period from 1998 to 2003 (Reddiex and Forsyth 2004).

This TAP provides a framework for undertaking targeted priority actions. Budgetary and other constraints may affect the achievement of the objectives of this plan, and as knowledge changes, proposed actions may be modified over the life of the plan. Australian Government funds may be available to implement key national environmental priorities, such as relevant actions listed in this plan and actions identified in regional natural resource management plans.

3.2  Implementing the plan

DEWHA will work with other Australian Government agencies, state and territory governments, and national and regional industry and community groups, to facilitate the implementation of the plan. There are many different stakeholder interests and perspectives to take into account in managing goats. For example, the views of Indigenous communities, pastoralists and environment groups need to be fully considered. It will be important to consult and involve the range of stakeholders in implementing the actions in this plan.

The Australian Government will implement the plan as it applies to Commonwealth land.

DEWHA will support a TAP implementation team to assist and advise on the implementation of the plan. The team will draw on expertise in vertebrate pest management from state and territory agencies, and non-government organisations.

This TAP will operate under the overarching framework of the Australian Biosecurity System for Primary Production and the Environment (AusBIOSEC) and in the context of the Australian Pest Animal Strategy, both of which aim to reduce the impacts of invasive species on native species and ecosystems.

3.3  Evaluating implementation of
the plan

It will be difficult to assess directly the effectiveness of the plan in abating the impacts of unmanaged goats on Australia's biodiversity, given the broad range of stakeholders involved in their control. However, the Natural Resource Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (NRMMC 2003) established a program to provide national information about resource condition on a range of biophysical matters, including threats from vertebrate species such as unmanaged goats. As part of this work, a range of indicators