James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

While all state-managed harvests of kangaroos for international export must be approved by the state government, kangaroo management, including animal welfare, is primarily the responsibility of state and territories governments. State management plans require that the harvest of kangaroos is sustainable and humane. There have been no adverse long-term impacts on kangaroo populations after more than 30 years of kangaroo harvest management plans. In fact, there are an estimated 47 million kangaroos across Australia today compared with 27 million in 2010. The National Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies for Commercial Purposes agreed by all states in 2008 must be complied with under each of the states' management plans.