Barnett re-appointed Tasmanian Primary Industries Minister

18 May 2021

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has today announced his Cabinet for the next term of Government, confirming that Guy Barnett will stay on as Primary Industries Minister. 

Prior to the election, the Tasmanian Liberals promised that a re-elected Liberal Government will:

• Continue to protect the Tasmanian tradition of recreational hunting and sporting shooting which is a way of life for many Tasmanian families.
• Maintain the sustainable hunting system in Tasmania for game species including wild fallow deer, wallaby, duck, quail, muttonbird, and pheasant.
• Support improved collaboration between recreational hunters and landholders to manage the impacts of wild fallow deer and browsing animals on farmland, reserves and sensitive environment areas.
• Invest $50,000 towards a study into the economic and social value of recreational hunting and sporting shooting to Tasmania.
• Invest $250,000 over two years to implement a new Wild Fallow Deer Management Plan for Tasmania, reinvigorate Property-based Game Management Plans, and expand deer and wildlife population monitoring. 
• Assist in developing a new Wildlife Impact Action Plan in conjunction with the TFGA. 
• Provide $50,000 to subsidise training through TasTAFE for hunters to obtain the safe harvesting and meat handling certification to enable wild shot deer to be processed for personal use at accredited facilities. 

We congratulate Minister Barnett on his re-appointment and look forward to working with him on implementing his parties election commitments.