9 May 2025
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers of updates to the instructional materials relating to audit processes.
Summary of changes and key points
- The following instructional material has been updated on the Plant Export Operational Manual:
- Exports policy: Audit of plant export operations
- Exports process instruction: Audit of plant export registered establishments
- Exports process instruction: Audit of plant export authorised officers
- Exports process instruction: Audit of horticulture export accredited properties.
The updates to the instructional material include:
- Policy across all documents has been updated to clarify auditor requirements.
- Audit instructions have been clarified for auditors.
- Definitions and terminology used across the instructional material have been updated. For example, Corrective Action Requests (or CARs) are now referred to as Non-compliance Notices (or NCNs).
- Duplication of content across the different pieces of instructional material has been removed.
- Document formatting has been updated to align with the new instructional material templates.
Background
We conduct regular review of export policy and relevant instructional materials to ensure they remain accurate and fit for purpose.
The policy and processes for auditing the export registered establishments, horticulture accredited properties and authorised officers have been updated so that it is clear, easy to follow and appropriate for our stakeholders.
Contact information
If you have any questions regarding this IAN, please email Business Systems Program.
Jemma Martin
Assistant Secretary
Plant Exports Branch