RECOMMENDATIONS A FRESH APPROACH

AWARENESS AND CONSULATION

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  the continuum of quarantine (pre-border, border and post-border);  
  
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  the importance of protecting animal and plant industries and the natural environment;  
  
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  a partnership approach leading to shared ownership and responsibility (by governments, industry and the general public); and  
  
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  the principle of manageable risk (Section 3.2.4).
  

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  be developed by a professional public relations agency;  
  
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  be launched by the Prime Minister;  
  
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  adopts the Beagle Brigade as the national symbol for quarantine;  
  
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  uses a range of strategies including a schools program, a national Quarantine Week, and improved information for the travelling public;  
  
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  ensures that the penalties imposed for serious offences reflect the high value that the community places on quarantine; and  
  
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  reinforces commitments under Australia's international obligations (Section 3.2.6).
  

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  re-formed to include consultation on policy and strategic issues relating to quarantine programs; and  
  
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  expanded to include other relevant industry groups (Section 3.3.2).
  

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  formal meetings of the chief veterinary and plant officers, or their equivalents; and  
  
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  regular meetings of specialist quarantine staff across all disciplines (Section 3.3.3).
  

QUARANTINE AUSTRALIA

Recommendation 9: The Review Committee recommends that the Government establish a statutory authority, to be named Quarantine Australia, to provide quarantine policy and services in accordance with Government policy (Section 4.3.7).

Recommendation 10: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia assume all the functions and responsibilities of the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, with the exception of meat inspection (Section 4.4.1.5).

Recommendation 11: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia and the Australian Customs Service continue to work in close collaboration but remain as separate agencies for the time being (Section 4.4.1.6).

Recommendation 12: The Review Committee recommends that policy and operational direction for Quarantine Australia be determined by a Board of Directors appointed by and responsible to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy (Section 4.4.2.1).

Recommendation 13: The Review Committee recommends that the Board of Quarantine Australia assume the responsibilities of the Quarantine and Inspection Advisory Council as they relate to the charter of Quarantine Australia (Section 4.4.2.1).

Recommendation 14: The Review Committee recommends that the Board of Quarantine Australia comprise up to nine members:

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  a Chairperson appointed by the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy;  
  
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  up to seven members appointed by the Minister following an independent competitive selection process based on skills criteria; and  
  
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  a Managing Director appointed by the other members of the Board (Section 4.4.2.2).
  

Recommendation 15: The Review Committee recommends that the members of the Board of Quarantine Australia should have, collectively, experience and qualifications in a wide range of fields including: animal health or production; plant health or production; agricultural processing; importing and exporting; public health; conservation and management of the natural environment; business management or economics; finance; industrial relations; communications and promotion; and Commonwealth and State governance (Section 4.4.2.3).

Recommendation 16: The Review Committee recommends that the Chairperson of the Board of Quarantine Australia be the Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine under the Quarantine Act 1908 (Section 4.4.2.4).

Recommendation 17: The Review Committee recommends that management of Quarantine Australia be provided by an executive management group consisting of its Managing Director and senior managers, with determination of the actual functional structure to await the outcome of the Meat Inspection Reform Task Force (Section 4.4.3).

Recommendation 18: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia establish a register of stakeholders to be regularly consulted on key quarantine issues, and that its Chairperson report annually to a meeting of registered stakeholders (Section 4.4.4).

Recommendation 19: The Review Committee recommends that a Quarantine Development Unit be established within Quarantine Australia (Section 4.4.5.1).

Recommendation 20: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia adopt a total quality management approach to the development and implementation of quarantine policies and programs (Section 4.4.5.2).

Recommendation 21: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia develop Memoranda of Understanding (or their equivalent) with key organisations, including relevant groups within the Department of Primary Industries and Energy (Section 4.4.6).

Recommendation 22: The Review Committee recommends that the Department of Primary Industries and Energy immediately establish a task force to manage the movement of the relevant responsibilities under the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service to a new statutory authority, Quarantine Australia (Section 4.5).

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