Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747:reg:9:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 14/20)
Character Range: 371769–382101

and territory legislation for companion animals, including mandating the principles of responsible pet cat ownership
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1.3. Improve regulatory and policy settings to reduce pet cat impacts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1.4. Harmonise relevant legislation or regulations across governments to prevent or reduce the likelihood of the introduction of cats to islands on which they are not currently present
Objective 3. Develop or maintain alternative strategies for threatened species recovery
Action 3.1 Eradicate, or control, cats on offshore islands of high, or potentially high, biodiversity value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2.2. Prioritise islands for feral cat eradication, to protect cat-susceptible species and potentially support island translocations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3.1. Improve knowledge of the biodiversity value of islands; and the occurrence of cats on islands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5.4. Collate information from island surveillance programs into national databases
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6.3. Eradicate cats from at least 10 islands identified as high priority (in action 2.2), using the best control options given the circumstances
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6.6. Ensure community support for cat eradications from islands
Action 3.2 Establish, enhance or maintain biosecurity measures for cat-free offshore islands to prevent incursions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2.1. Prioritise cat-free islands on which surveillance monitoring for cat incursions should be established
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5.1 Establish surveillance monitoring on priority cat-free islands with high biodiversity values
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5.2. Establish responsibility, capability and protocols for rapid response to eradicate cat incursions from these islands of high biodiversity value
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5.3. Prevent accidental cat introductions to islands from boats
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5.5. Engage with island residents to promote support for maintaining cat-free island status
Action 3.3 Establish and maintain further fenced reserves ("mainland islands") for threatened species where it is identified cats cannot be controlled to the level required for threatened species recovery                                                                                                                                                                                        2.3. Prioritise subregions (including islands) for new cat-free haven creation, to support translocations of extremely and highly cat-susceptible mammals and potentially species from other groups
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6.1. Enhance mechanisms to promote coordination and collaboration across cat-free haven sites and managers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6.2. Create sufficient new havens to optimise protection for all the most cat-susceptible species
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6.4. Manage havens to maintain their cat-free status and ameliorate the impacts of other threats
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6.5. Design and implement monitoring programs to report on changes in population, genetic diversity and other relevant attributes of cat-susceptible species in havens
Action 3.4 Research methods to understand thresholds of cat abundance required to improve survival rates for threatened species heavily preyed upon by feral cats. Research ways in which adaptation by threatened species may improve survival rates                                                                                                                                               3.2. Improve understanding of cat impacts, with a combination of autecological studies of cat-susceptible species, expert elicitation and population viability analyses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3.4. Investigate prevalence and impacts of cat-borne disease-causing pathogens in cats and native wildlife, and options for responses.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3.5. Undertake fundamental research on cat ecology to inform the design and implementation of existing feral cat