I have been sent this as being an extract from Crikey. As I don’t feel like parting with $191 of my hard-earned I haven’t been able to check it at source! Victorians have become resigned to strange anomalies from their government, > like the fact that while it’s not possible to buy a tram ticket on an > actual tram, it is possible to pay a fare evasion fine on the spot on said > tram. Another such anomaly has been found by a tipster in the wildlife > research field, where volunteer researchers who tag and release native > birds are now being charged $505 to have their activities approved by an > ethics committee. Our tipster thinks the ethics committee is a good idea, > but baulked at the cost. The Department of Environment and Primary > Industries says the increase in fees last year was because the previous fee > didn’t cover the committee’s costs. What really adds insult to injury for > our tipster is that in Victoria, a duck hunting licence costs a mere > $158.70. So it appears if you can’t afford to do ethical research, there’s > another option. Martin Butterfield http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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“Seems quite logical to me – we know duck hunting is not ethical so no need for a review so has to be cheaper!” My first reaction was ‘hear hear’ but on a little consideration I do not disapprove of all duck hunting; though I have very great concerns about how it is not managed in Victoria and the ethics of those involved at all levels of the activity. Regards, Alan Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/
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Seems quite logical to me – we know duck hunting is not ethical so no need for a review so has to be cheaper! On 22 September 2014 16:11, Carl Clifford <carlsclifford@gmail.com> wrote:
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Yes, Minister. Carl Clifford
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