Have your say—Review of the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017
Macropod species, including kangaroos and wallabies, are protected wildlife in Queensland.
However, strict regulations allow the sustainable harvest of three macropod species for commercial and recreational purposes: the red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and common wallaroo.
The Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017 (the plan) provides the framework for the sustainable take and use of macropods to ensure their populations remain viable, manage impacts to landholders and support animal welfare outcomes.
The plan is set to expire (sunset) on 1 September 2027.
We’re reviewing the plan to ensure it remains effective and fit-for-purpose over the next 10 years and continues to support the macropod industry, protect macropod populations and maintain high animal welfare standards.
Consultation paper
The Consultation paper: Sunset review of the Nature Conservation (Macropod) Conservation Plan 2017 986.2 KB) outlines key focus areas for consideration, including opportunities to:
- streamline and modernise reporting and administrative processes
- ensure regulatory systems are appropriate and proportionate
- continue to safeguard conservation and welfare standards.
You can provide feedback on these focus areas and any other matters relating to commercial macropod management in Queensland.
How to provide feedback
Your feedback will help inform the development of the new plan.
Please consider the questions in the consultation paper and provide your feedback:
- Email your submission to NC.Act@detsi.qld.gov.au
In the interest of transparency and to promote informed discussion, we would prefer submissions to be made publicly available wherever this is reasonable. If confidentiality is preferable, this should be clearly noted on the front page of the submission.
While the Queensland Government will endeavour to identify and protect material claimed as confidential, exempt information and information of which the disclosure would be contrary to the public interest (within the meaning of the Right to Information Act 2009), it cannot guarantee that submissions will not be made publicly available. There is a possibility that the department may be required to reveal confidential information as a result of a right to information.
Consultation closes at 5pm 20 November 2026.
Further information
If you have any questions about the consultation process, please contact us:
NC.Act@detsi.qld.gov.au