With regard to the statement made by her department in November 2021 that the most probable time in which a colloquium can be held is the first quarter of the next financial year and that the financial year is almost finished, on what date will the Colloquium on Animal Welfare, raised by her department and/or the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, be held?
The colloquium on Animal Welfare will be held once a consultant to conduct the necessary background research and develop the Bill has been appointed. This is envisaged to be facilitated within the first quarter of the 2023/24 financial year.