Senate debates
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Motions
Flying Foxes
4:18 pm
John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
On behalf of myself and Senator Macdonald, I move:
That the Senate—
(a) calls on the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Mr Burke) to take appropriate action under relevant Commonwealth legislation to address the health risks posed by flying foxes, including a program to educate the public about these risks; and
(b) extends its condolences to the family of the young boy in Queensland who recently died of lyssavirus.