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A Government Perspective on Risk Return Rona Mellor Deputy Secretary, Biosecurity Services Group. The impact of pests. Beale Review. Integrated biosecurity continuum (pre-border, at-border, post-border) Risk assessment based on rigorous science-based risk assessment
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A Government Perspective on Risk Return Rona MellorDeputy Secretary, Biosecurity Services Group
Beale Review • Integrated biosecurity continuum (pre-border, at-border, post-border) • Risk assessment based on rigorous science-based risk assessment • Shared responsibility between the all Australian governments, the public and industry
59 First Sea Ports of entry 29 First Airports of entry NAQS – managing the continuum • 12.7 mill air passengers & crew • 559,000 sea passengers & crew
What is Risk Return? • “ Australia’s biosecurity system will be most effective if resources are targeted to those areas of greatest return from a risk management perspective ” • One Biosecurity: A Working Partnership • Beale et al 2008
59 First Sea Ports of entry 29 First Airports of entry Focus at the border • 12.7 mill air passengers & crew • 559,000 sea passengers & crew
Applying risk based intervention • External screening for higher risk containers • Internal container screening for rural destinations • More empty container checks • Electronic cargo ‘holds’ • Random wharf inspection • Verification / vigilance
Targeted inspection • Approved Premises • Treatment • Profiling • Verification • Animal and Plant emergency response arrangements • State/territory • Surveillance • Monitoring • Treatment • At • Border • Post • Border Biosecurity continuum • Pre- • Border • Treatment • Capacity building • Risk assessments • Permit issuing • Intelligence networks • Export certification
What will this mean for the organisation? • Biosecurity not just ‘quarantine’ • Developing new capability in analytics • New systems and ways of working • Creating strong partnerships with industry, governments and communityalong the continuum • More transparency • New legislation to replace the antiquated Quarantine Act