Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00220:reg:3:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00220
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 3/21)
Character Range: 95566–99498

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 general promotion per year.  This amount may decline as material can be reused and education levels rise.                                        $1.2 million per state/territory over 5 years for general education.
general promotion of feral cat issues                                                                              $100,000 per state/territory for stray cat issues per year. This amount may decline as material can be reused and education levels rise.
promotion of stray cat issues                                                                                      $200,000 per state/territory for releases of new tools per release.
campaign for releases of new control techniques
Training materials                                                                                                 1. $10,000 to $100,000 to develop different materials                                                                                                                             1. $500,000 over 5 years
Including materials using different media and courses                                                              2. $2,000 to $200,000 for delivery                                                                                                                                                2. $300,000 over 5 years

This threat abatement plan 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 need to 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
The Department of the Environment will work with other Australian Government agencies, state and territory governments, 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 cats. For example, Indigenous communities' views need to be fully considered. It will be important to consult and involve the full range of stakeholders in implementing the actions in this plan.
The Australian Government will implement the plan as it applies to Commonwealth land.
The Department of the Environment, via the Threatened Species Commissioner's Office, will establish a Feral Cat Taskforce. The Taskforce will bring together government officials and key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation, monitoring and reporting on progress towards the goals of the threat abatement plan and targets related to feral cat predation.
It is acknowledged that many of the actions in this threat abatement plan are rated as very high or high priority, reflecting the need to tackle the problem of predation by feral cats from multiple angles.  Everyone implementing the plan will need to identify the specific actions that can be tackled first in their area – either land jurisdiction or area of expertise.

3.3  Planning links
This threat abatement plan will tie in with other complementary planning processes and strategies for threat abatement and threatened species recovery. These