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Public consultation on the draft report for the review of devitalisation on cut flower imports has now closed.Fresh cut flowers and foliage have been imported into Australia on a commercial basis for over 60 years. With this trade comes the potential to introduce unwanted pests and diseases into…
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Australia’s economy relies on strong, open trade. Every day, we import a range of live animals, plants and animal and plant products.We must determine if an animal, plant or animal/plant product is safe to import to Australia. This is because imported goods can carry serious pests and diseases. We…
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We are improving the effectiveness and consistency of the pest risk analysis (PRA) process. A key step in this process is the development of a group PRA approach.In a PRA, we evaluate the evidence to determine whether an organism:is a pestneeds regulationneeds phytosanitary measures to manage…
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This page explains how we conduct an import risk analysis for a plant commodity/country.Following the prioritisation of an import request, we undertake an import risk analysis to determine if the good is safe to import. That is, we assess whether any biosecurity risks associated with the good can…
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We develop policies that allow people to safely import plants and plant products into Australia.Why we do risk analysesWhen people want to import plants or plant products from overseas, we need to consider the biosecurity risks. Part of our analysis includes identifying the best ways to manage…
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Our Transformation Action Plan identifies the actions we will take to uplift our leadership and culture, collaboration, delivery, people and resourcing and risk capabilities.Our goal through this plan is to be a proactive leader to deliver a more sustainable and prosperous Australia through…
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June 2016
The Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis (BIRA) guidelines describe the process the Australian Government follows and matters to be taken into account when conducting a BIRA under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and the Biosecurity Regulation 2016.
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Final group pest risk analysis for mealybugs and the viruses they transmit on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage importsThe Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed its…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2016This fact sheet explains the group pest risk analysis approach and details the key points in the group pest risk analysis for thrips and tospoviruses.DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeBiosecurity Fact Sheet: the draft group pest risk…
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