Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747:reg:4:p41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01747
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 41/80)
Character Range: 125943–131237

this objective includes actions to ensure that information about cat impacts and management can be shared transparently with the broader community, so that social licence for cat management is maintained.

     Performance Criteria

      Table 4 Objective 2. Performance Criteria

Objective 2. Performance criteria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Evaluate progress
PRIORITISE AND PLAN USING EVIDENCE - Cat management across Australia optimises benefits across those native species most affected by cat predation by prioritisations of:
Islands for which feral cat eradication would be most feasible, cost-effective, likely to be supported by stakeholders, and result in the greatest conservation dividend.                                                                                                                                                           2029 and 2034
Locations (e.g. subregions) where new cat-free havens (islands or fenced areas) could be established to protect viable populations of the most cat-susceptible species, with this planning aiming to have species represented across their previous ranges, in a spectrum of habitats, and informed by climate change projections.  2029 and 2034
Sites where native species with moderate to high cat-susceptibility can be protected by intensive feral cat control.                                                                                                                                                                                                                2029 and 2034
Topographical or other refuge areas where holistic management of ecosystems and other threats that interact with cats could most benefit native species.                                                                                                                                                                            2029 and 2034
Peri-urban and urban areas where feral and pet cat management will benefit native species.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2029 and 2034
SUPPORT MANAGEMENT - Managers (across the spectrum of community groups, NGOs, state agencies, First Nations groups and other land managers) have access to the information they need, and are supported to deliver effective cat management.
Feral Cat Taskforce meets regularly, functions constructively, and makes available the information about feral cat management and outcomes available to diverse stakeholder groups.                                                                                                                                                 2029 and 2034
Practitioner network designed, established, widely used and productive.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2029 and 2034
Information to guide managers on options for feral cat control, including a complete set of relevant Codes of Practice and Standard Operating Procedures, are available and accessible to diverse stakeholder groups.                                                                                                               2029 and 2034
Standards for monitoring outcomes of feral cat management are developed, accessible for diverse stakeholder groups, and widely applied.                                                                                                                                                                                             2029 and 2034
Standardised protocols for monitoring changes in feral cat activity and density, accessible for diverse stakeholder groups, exist and are widely used.                                                                                                                                                                              2029 and 2034
ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE/SUPPORT MANAGEMENT - Information about the operation and outcomes of feral cat control programs is collated, and coordinated reporting is made available to all relevant stakeholders.
National databases recording cat management programs and their outcomes exist and are used to inform reporting (e.g. related to this threat abatement plan, the Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032, and the State of the Environment Report).                                                                                 2029 and 2034
National databases collating data on cat density and diet are maintained and curated, with an increase of at least 50% more records by 2034.                                                                                                                                                                                        2034
Monitoring for