LGEMA Policies

THIRD PARTY MERITS REVIEW RIGHTS

LGEMA supports third party merits review rights 

Draft Notice of Motion can be found here: Third Party Merits Appeal Rights Notice of Motion

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CAT CONTAINMENT LAWS

Information for councillors can be found here: Cat Containment Laws Preamble  LGEMA’s policy position can be found here

16 February 2025 Cat Containment and Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation Annual Report

Will you vote for an MP candidate in state election who does not support domestic cat containment?

As at November 2024 JSCDL maintains its curious, arguably untenable, arguably lawfully wrong, position that Councils do not have power to make cat containment local laws, so they can stop cat containment local laws being operative.

Domestic cats contribute to feral cat population and prey on local native fauna. Cats are one of worst predators. Cats threaten survival of about 120 Australian nationally listed threatened species.

LGEMA policy on domestic cat containment here https://lgema.asn.au/new-policy-suggestions-2/

For your voting consideration at upcoming state election, these are the FORMER MP members of JSCDL committee who are against cat containment local laws:

  • Mr Geoff Baker MLA (Chair)
  • Hon Lorna Harper MLC (Deputy Chair)
  • Mr Stuart Aubrey MLA
  • Hon Steve Martin MLC
  • Martin Pritchard MLC
  • Mr Paul Lilburne MLA
  • Ms Magenta Marshall MLA
  • Hon Shelley Payne MLC (from 11 June 2024)
  • Hon Stephen Pratt MLC (until 27 May 2024)

These are CURRENT committee members:

  • Ms Emily Hamilton MLA
  • Deputy Chair: Hon. Robin Chapple MLC
  • Members: Mr Kyran O’Donnell MLA
  • Mrs Robyn Clarke MLA
  • Dr David Honey MLA
  • Hon. Matthew Swinbourn MLC
  • Hon. Martin Pritchard MLC
  • Mr Robin Scott MLC

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URBAN TREE CANOPY LAW AND POLICY REFORM 

LGEMA’s policy position can be found here