The so-called "social licence" . .ShaneGowland wrote:The greyhound people lost in the court of public opinion.
And you don't think that the activists could manipulate the 'public opinion' against bird keepers to the extent that we too could lose our "social licence"?
Below is a quote from an unsuccessful submission from the Greyhound Owners Breeders and Trainers Association (NSW) to Premier Baird . .
Probably nil to do with the topic at hand . . but may be worth a read in the light of democratic process, government misuse of vested power etc etc
Mods can deal with it as they will . .
"Social licence is a concept that has never been measured or granted
It would appear that social licence was probably first used in the mining industry to try to describe the relationship between a mining company and its operations with its broader community. There is no evidence to support there being a legitimate way of transferring it from one industry or community to another.
Social licence was not measurable then, and it is still not measurable. It is a highly emotive expression that suggests “good” if you have the licence and “bad” if you don’t. There has never been a social licence issued. Equally there has never been a social licence revoked. There are no alternative terms offered for it. It has not been deemed possible as yet to assign it or agree a definition.
No-one has ever seen a social licence and we do not know what form it exists in, if it does exist. No-one has ever seen, touched, smelt, heard, tasted or sensed a social licence. No-one has ever experienced an emotion that can be attributed directly to a social licence. It does not have a physical presence, and has no colour, shape or size. No-one has seen a photo or a picture of a social licence.
No-one has ever owned a social licence. A social licence has never been bought or sold, inherited, transferred, copied, faked or handed in. If it doesn’t exist in reality, science or science fiction and isn’t recognised legal terminology is it possible or even legal to pass legislation based on its consideration?
Significantly we can find no previous instance or precedent of it being used as a basis for a legal decision. Our legislators have never debated the matter, and the Premier has announced his intention to ban an entire industry based on the industry “losing its social licence”. We believe there is no precedent for this. That the concept could “come into existence” in some form or another as the result of a vote in Parliament brings with it questions that can only be tested in the appropriate court.
Quite simply there is no basis to justify or support a decision where there is loss of an undefined concept that can’t be measured or owned. It is not possible to consider the loss of a concept that simply does not exist. You can’t lose something you can’t measure, has never been granted, you can’t own or doesn’t exist."
