Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00157:body:0:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00157
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 40744–53296

Outcomes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Estimate of resources required
Action 2.2                                                                                                                                                     Australian Government and state, territory                                                                                                                                                                                            High priority   Ongoing                  Implementation of quarantine and hygiene measures for priority biodiversity assets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $1000–$2000 per sign.
                                                                                                                                                               and local governments
Implement risk mitigation and management actions to protect priority biodiversity assets (as identified under Objective 1) from the impacts of Phytophthora.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Implementation of suitable risk mitigation, eradication, containment or control methods where applicable (e.g. eradicate small infestations to protect high-value healthy catchments, apply phosphite to priority protection areas).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     $2500–$5000 per footwear hygiene station, including installation and signage (depending on site and disease status).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $30,000–$45,000 per vehicle wash-down station including installation and signage.
Action 2.3                                                                                                                                                     Australian Government and state, territory and local governments                                                                                                                                                                      High priority   Ongoing                  Apply phosphite to high-priority threatened flora populations and threatened ecological community occurrences.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           $160 per hectare for aerial phosphite application.

Implement risk mitigation and management actions to minimise the extinction risk of threatened flora and ecological communities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Ex situ conservation of germplasm and species at risk at appropriate facilities/sites/locations using techniques that manage the risk of Phytophthora introduction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $2000–$20,000 per species for germplasm conservation, depending on the population status, the availability of viable tissue, the extent of fieldwork required to secure suitable collections and the varying costs of processing, storage and germination research.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       For species that present dormancy or long-term storage challenges, complicated and/or protracted research may be required. This can result in significantly higher costs, in excess of $20,000.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Implementation of translocations in accordance with the current translocation guidelines (Vallee et al., 2004, or subsequent edition) involving the establishment of new populations of highly susceptible species in Phytophthora-free sites.
Action 2.4                                                                                                                                                     Australian Government and state, territory and local governments (including fire services); relevant industries conducting high-risk activities (e.g. forestry, garden/ nursery, road construction, recreation, mining and tourism)   High priority   Short term and ongoing   Preparation of risk reduction plans (prevention, impact reduction, containment, stakeholder engagement, communication materials including signage, monitoring) for priority protection areas and biodiversity assets and promotion of clear messages such as 'Arrive clean, leave clean' and 'Check, Clean, Disinfect, Dry. Development of recreation planning and management to integrate appropriate hygiene protocols into recreational activities and facilities and evaluate their effectiveness.   In kind or $30,000 for a 2–3 month project for preparation of a risk reduction plan.

Develop and implement practices to minimise the inadvertent spread of Phytophthora to priority biodiversity assets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Work towards a sampling strategy to determine and monitor the disease status of basic raw material for construction and road building.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   $1000 for basic flyers, website notices etc. to $15,000 to include people at events for communications and stakeholder engagement.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $400 each for cameras to record uptake of hygiene stations.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       In kind for 3–6 months