G/SPS/N/AUS/553  
 
7 November 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  All products subject to biosecurity services upon import to Australia  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Biosecurity Sustainable Funding – Discussion paper . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  15 
6. Description of content:  The Australian Government is seeking to establish a long -term 
sustainable funding model to strengthen and modernise Australia's national biosecurity 
system.  
Australia's biosecurity system needs to be adaptable to meet new challenges and to 
respond quickly to m aintain the appropriate level of protection required.  
No decision on a sustainable funding model has been taken, but in the interests of 
transparency, as part of a public consultation a discussion paper has been released 
seeking stakeholders' views on opti ons for funding Australia's biosecurity system.  
The discussion paper considers options that have been proposed previously by 
stakeholders. They do not only reflect current funding arrangements.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal healt h, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/AUS/553  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Sustainable funding and investment to strengthen biosecurity: discussion paper  
https:// haveyoursay.agriculture.gov.au/sustainable -biosecurity -
funding/widgets/387496/documents  
− Sustainable funding and investment to strengthen biosecurity" 'Have your say' submit 
feedback:  
https://haveyoursay.agriculture.gov.au/sustainable -biosecurity -funding  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Input and options will be considered in 2023. 
Further advice on timing will be provided if any options that are relevant to biosecurity 
services for imports to Australia are to be adopted.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 November 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Optio ns for a funding model will be considered in 2023 and further advice 
on timing will be provided if any options that are relevant to biosecurity services for 
imports to Australia are to come into force.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for co mments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 November 2022 , 4.00 p.m. (Australian Eastern 
Daylight Time)  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National E nquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
Tel: +(61 2) 6272 3933  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au