Proposed Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines – Exhibited Animals Consultation Regulation Impact Statement March 2014
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A4.17 – Incremental cost of providing additional furniture and spatial requirements to ratite enclosures – S3.4, S3.5 and S3.6 (Ratites)Under proposed standard S3.4, the operator would need to ensure ratite display enclosures included a species-appropriate wallow178. This would apply to 5% non-compliant ratite enclosures apart from QLD where this is required under the base case at a proxy179 estimated cost of $1,750 per display enclosure (see A4.12 of Appendix 4 for cost of crocodilian pond and basking area). Also under proposed standard S3.5, the operator would need to ensure that cassowaries are provided with shade. For 5% non-compliant ratite enclosures apart from QLD, this would involve putting in a shade tree at around $250 (average cost of an advanced 2.5m tree) plus 4hrs labour at $50.42 given a one-off cost of $300.42. Under proposed standard S3.6, the operator must ensure ratite enclosures meet the minimum floor area requirements. This would be relevant for all jurisdictions except for QLD where existing codes already specify these requirements under the base case. The implication of this is that for the 5% of non-compliant display enclosures, this would involve moving or removing fencing at a rate of $50 per hour for 2hrs of labour time (i.e. $100 per non walk through display). That is to say, the operator would have the option of combining enclosures to ensure that the minimum floor area requirements are met (i.e. removing fences) or moving fences. The total cost per display enclosure under Clauses, S3.4, S3.5 and S3.6 is therefore given as $2,150.42 The estimated one-off cost of providing changes to furniture and space for ratite enclosures under Clauses S3.4, S3.5 and S3.6 would be $0.018m, as shown in Table A4.29. Table A4.29: Estimated one-off cost of providing furniture and space for ratite enclosures
As shown in Table A4.30, the estimated one-off cost of providing furniture and space for ratite enclosures over 10 years would be $0.017m in present value 2012-13 dollars with 54.72% of the cost incurred by small size facilities - particularly in NSW, VIC and WA and 33.5% of the cost incurred by medium size facilities – particularly in NSW, VIC and WA. Table A4.30: Estimated one-off cost of providing furniture and space for ratite enclosures by state and territory and size of facility over 10 years – 2012-13 dollars
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