Australian policy on whales
"Following a detailed inquiry into whales and whaling chaired by Sir Sydney Frost, the Australian Parliament passed the Whale Protection Act 1980. The Act prohibits people from killing, capturing, injuring or interfering with whales, dolphins and porpoises in Australian waters. It also prohibits such actions being taken by Australians anywhere in the world. The Australian Government banned the import of all whale products and goods containing whale products in January 1981.
The National Task Force on Whaling was convened to re-examine Australia's policy in 1995. Their report A Universal Metaphor made a number of recommendations about Australia's policy on whales. These were accepted by the Australian Government in 1996.
The Whale Protection Act was replaced by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 on 16 July 2000. The new Act strengthens Australia's policy on conservation of all cetaceans and has declared Australian waters as the "Australian Whale Sanctuary".
Australian policy on whales
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