A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSING & SUMMARISING THE ISSUES
Recalling that issues to do with the application process have been discussed already, in Section 2, the Framework summarised here focusses on the substance of the Application and the IIA documentation.
The Terms of Reference required the analysis of issues to correlate with the ‘Matters to be considered for decision making’ contained in the materials sent out to submitters along with the IIA document.
Paragraphs 5.1 through 5.8 in Section 5 of that explanatory material essentially follow a reasonably logical sequence:
- understanding the nature of the rabbit problem - its severity and methods of control;
- understanding the virus, its ability to act as a control agent, and its epidemiology;
- the intended Programme for introducing the virus;
- the effects, positive and negative of the Programme to introduce the virus;
- possible mitigation measures.
This sequence is followed in the next few Sections of this report. It should however be noted that the intended effects of the Programme - primarily the benefits to farming systems - are discussed in the section on the Programme (Section 7), while Section 8 focusses more on the unintended effects of the Programme. These are sequenced as follows:
- ecological effects - ecosystem, flora and fauna, predator issues,
- people effects - public health issues, effects on Maori,
- business effects - enterprises controlling wild rabbits, harvesting of wild rabbits, international trade,
- effects on rabbits - animal welfare, domestic rabbits, rabbit breeders/farmers.
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