Function
Vermin, destruction in forests
VF 132
undated
Function description
The control of pest animals in forests
The control of pest animals generally
Forests
Forests
Background
With the passing of the Rabbit Suppression Act 1880, the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey, together with municipal councils became responsible for the extermination of rabbits. Subsequently the Commissioner/Minister became responsible for the control and destruction of proclaimed vermin the payment of subsidies to municipalities; the conduct of scientific research work to assist the control of vermin; the Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Board and the Keith Turnbull Research Institute.
Responsibility for the destruction of vermin in forests was transferred to the Minister of Forests in 1932.
With the passing of the Rabbit Suppression Act 1880, the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey, together with municipal councils became responsible for the extermination of rabbits. Subsequently the Commissioner/Minister became responsible for the control and destruction of proclaimed vermin the payment of subsidies to municipalities; the conduct of scientific research work to assist the control of vermin; the Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Board and the Keith Turnbull Research Institute.
Responsibility for the destruction of vermin in forests was transferred to the Minister of Forests in 1932.
