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Get the latest animal welfare updates and learn how we engage with our stakeholders.
Working with our stakeholders
In May 2018, the NSW Government released the NSW Animal Welfare Action Plan. Goal five of the Action Plan is to engage with key stakeholders and ensure all views are respected and considered in developing policy and legislation.
We will regularly seek feedback from our stakeholders as we develop and implement policy.
News
DPI Animal Welfare publishes important updates through Chief Animal Welfare Officer Newsletters and also regularly issues advice and information to animal exhibitors through circulars.
Chief Animal Welfare Officer newsletters
- Issue 13, February 2024
- Issue 12, December 2023
- Special edition, August 2023
- Issue 11, July 2023
- Issue 10, December 2022
- Issue 9, October 2022
- Issue 8, August 25 2022
- Draft Animal Welfare Bill – January 2022
- Animal Welfare Code of Practice – Breeding dogs and cats, September 2021
- Have Your Say – Animal Welfare Reform Discussion, August 2021
- Issue 7, July 2021
- Issue 6, November 2020
- Issue 5, May 2020
- Important message - COVID-19
- Issue 4, February 2020
- Issue 3, February 2020
- Issue 2, April 2019
- Issue 1, November 2018
Exhibited animal circulars
- Exhibited Animals Online Record Guidance
- Primefact - Changes to NSW Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986 Authority Conditions
- Primefact - Exhibited Animals Authority Conditions Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
- 2020/3 - Change to auditing arrangements for Exhibited Animal Protection Act (EAPA) authorities in NSW
- 2019/1 - Circular 2019/1 - Changes to the Exhibited Animals Protection Regulation
- 2018/2 - Exhibited Animals and Animal Research Arrangements
- 2018/1 - New National Livestock Identification System requirements for pigs
- 2017/1 - Compliance audit - Exhibited animals audit program
- 2016/2 - Provision of itineraries by mobile exhibitors
- 2016/1 - Revised version of general standards
- 2015/4 - Australian Bat Lyssavirus risks to the public from exhibited captive bats
- 2015/3 - Temporary removal of an animal from authorised premises
- 2015/2 - PIT tagging reptiles
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