Australian Quarantine Review Secretariat Australian Quarantine a shared responsibility
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Border activitiesRecommendation 48: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia use risk analysis based on comprehensive detection databases and information systems to target resource allocation to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of border activities (Section 8.3.1). Recommendation 49: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia ensure consistent, effective and efficient national delivery and reporting of quarantine services (Section 8.3.3). Recommendation 50: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia establish, as a matter of priority, performance objectives and indicators for all border programs, and implement regular audits of programs against these indicators for both efficiency and effectiveness (Section 8.3.4). Recommendation 51: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia facilitate the use of industry-developed quality assurance arrangements for low risk quarantine goods and tasks, subject to appropriate audit arrangements (Section 8.3.5). Recommendation 52: The Review Committee recommends that a national system for the approval and audit of private premises for the performance of quarantine be established and implemented as a matter of urgency (Section 8.3.6). Recommendation 53: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia impose mandatory fumigation at approved and audited premises overseas for cut flowers from sources with an established record of high prevalence of accompanying pests or diseases (Section 8.4.2). Recommendation 54: The Review Committee recommends that the regulations governing the import of seeds and plant germplasm be based on a permitted list for entry rather than solely the current prohibited list (Section 8.4.3). Recommendation 55: The Review Committee recommends that tolerances for contaminants of imported seeds (including bulk grains) be consistent, equitable and based on scientific risk analysis (Section 8.4.3). Recommendation 56: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia undertake regular audits of seeds, bulbs, tubers and other plant material imported for human consumption to ensure that those originating from high risk sources are not viable for propagation (Section 8.4.3). Recommendation 57: The Review Committee recommends Quarantine Australia urgently develop and adopt consistent sampling methods and techniques based on internationally accepted scientific procedures (Section 8.4.4.2). Recommendation 58: The Review Committee recommends that the Australian Animal Health Council should address, as a matter of importance, the issue of unwanted contaminants in imported feedstuffs for animals (Section 8.4.5). Recommendation 59: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia strengthen training programs on biological products for staff to ensure proper implementation of this border program (Section 8.4.6). Recommendation 60: The Review Committee recommends that quarantine authorities ensure that a national system for issuing import permits be developed and implemented as soon as practicable (Section 8.4.7). Recommendation 61: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia make increased use of X-ray technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of quarantine delivery at the border including airports, seaports, mail exchanges and courier depots (Section 8.5.1). Recommendation 62: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia liaise closely with the Australian Customs Service to ensure that customs electronic information systems meet Australia's quarantine requirements, including for the quarantine inspection and clearance of air cargo (Section 8.5.2.1). Recommendation 63: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia develop and increase the use of electronic information systems to speed the clearance of cargo, subject to the development of satisfactory quality assurance systems and audit procedures (Section 8.5.2.1). Recommendation 64: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia provide import protocols and manuals via electronic information systems, including the internet through a home page on the worldwide web (Section 8.5.2.2). Recommendation 65: The Review Committee recommends that the detector dog program be expanded as soon as possible to ensure that: at least one dog team is available for all shifts at all major international airports; teams are available for clearance of passengers and for wharf surveillance at seaports; and teams are available for use at international mail exchanges and courier depots (Section 8.5.3.3). Recommendation 66: The Review Committee recommends that pratique for aircraft and vessels move to a system of reporting by exception (Section 8.6.2). Recommendation 67: The Review Committee recommends that aircraft disinsection be discontinued (Section 8.7). Recommendation 68: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia ensure that vector monitoring is undertaken in accordance with World Health Organization guidelines at all first ports of call (Section 8.8). Recommendation 69: The Review Committee recommends that experienced quarantine officers be used as marshals in international airport arrival halls to profile passengers for quarantine purposes (Section 8.9.1.3). Recommendation 70: The Review Committee recommends Quarantine Australia give a high priority to wharf surveillance and provide better quarantine signage at wharves (Section 8.9.3). Recommendation 71: The Review Committee recommends that the Travellers Statement be retained and improved by the addition of more strategic quarantine questions (Section 8.9.4). Recommendation 72: The Review Committee recommends that quarantine security for goods stored or transported under bond be tightened to ensure that the quarantine risks to Australia associated with these goods are appropriately addressed (Section 8.10.1). Recommendation 73: The Review Committee recommends that as a minimum, all containers should be subject to thorough external inspection at their port of entry (Section 8.10.2). Recommendation 74: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia investigate with industry the use of quality assurance arrangements, with an appropriate audit system, for clearing consignments of low risk timber and timber products (Section 8.10.3). Recommendation 75: The Review Committee recommends that, as a matter of urgency, procedures for the identification of the presence and type of timber dunnage and packing associated with imports be uniformly implemented across all ports of entry, and that the required quarantine inspection be undertaken (Section 8.10.4). Recommendation 76: The Review Committee recommends that tightened inspection procedures introduced to address the risk posed by imported second-hand and field-tested agricultural machinery continue until completion of risk analysis of border programs (Section 8.10.6). Recommendation 77: The Review Committee recommends that for general cargo, Quarantine Australia develop and implement a system of sanctions and incentives to encourage compliance with Australia's quarantine requirements (Section 8.10.7). Recommendation 78: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia undertake an immediate review of international mail operations to ensure that quarantine surveillance of all international mail is effective (Section 8.11). Recommendation 79: The Review Committee recommends that galley waste and other refuse from international aircraft may be disposed of at a municipal or other commercial waste disposal facility under standard waste control measures, and subject to audit by Quarantine Australia (Section 8.12.1). Recommendation 80: The Review Committee recommends that disposal of galley refuse from vessels continue by means of incineration, deep burial at marked sites or by heat treatment, and that auditing of this disposal be intensified (Section 8.12.2). Recommendation 81: The Review Committee recommends that the animal quarantine stations operated by Quarantine Australia should be on a more commercial basis by introducing a system of forfeitable bonds for allocations of space, with bonds being forfeited if offers are not taken up within a specified period (Section 8.13.1). Recommendation 82: The Review Committee recommends that, in principle, Government animal quarantine stations should be offered for privatisation, subject to audit by Quarantine Australia and maintenance of appropriate security (Section 8.13.1). Recommendation 83: The Review Committee recommends that, in principle, private onshore high security animal quarantine stations should be permitted, subject to audit by Quarantine Australia and maintenance of appropriate security (Section 8.13.1).Recommendation 84: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia form a review committee to set priorities for imports of plant genetic material (Section 8.13.2). Recommendation 85: The Review Committee recommends that Government continue to provide Quarantine Australia with community service obligation funding for its avian and plant quarantine stations (Section 8.13.3). Recommendation 86: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia give high priority to auditing and reviewing its border activities (Section 8.14.2). Recommendation 87: The Review Committee recommends that Quarantine Australia ensure that it reviews its import protocols on a regular basis to take account of changing circumstances (Section 8.14.2). Directory: SiteCollectionDocuments SiteCollectionDocuments -> Emerging Transport Technologies SiteCollectionDocuments -> Lesson Plan What are smart goals? 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