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Action                                                                                                                                                                      Responsibility                                                                                               Priority             Time frame   Outcomes                                                                                                                                                   Estimate of resources required
Action 1.4                                                                                                                                                                  Australian Government and state, territory and local governments; natural resource management (NRM) bodies   Very high priority   Ongoing      Annual monitoring to detect spread or any new infestations in areas of priority biodiversity assets and protection areas.                                  $10,000–$20,000 per site for monitoring involving on-ground survey and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)6 analysis of samples.

Improve and maintain monitoring programs.
Action 1.5                                                                                                                                                                  Australian Government and state, territory and local governments; NRM bodies                                 High priority        Short term   National framework based on the WA State Phytophthora dieback Management and Investment Framework, informed by state and local expertise and priorities.   $200,000 for facilitation of a workshop to initiate development of a national framework and a consultancy to complete, test and roll out the framework to stakeholders.

Develop a national framework for strategic investment in the management of Phytophthora dieback to ensure a uniform approach to management across industries and tenures.

         Objective 2: Reduce the spread and mitigate the impacts of Phytophthora   to protect priority biodiversity assets and susceptible landscapes

         To direct the limited resources available for implementing threat abatement activities to the greatest benefit, this Plan directs action to safeguard priority biodiversity assets from the spread of Phytophthora dieback through adherence to hygiene measures. It also directs action to mitigate the impacts of Phytophthora dieback on priority biodiversity assets. It is the responsibility of states, territories and relevant agencies to determine priority biodiversity assets.

Table 2: Objective 2 actions

Action                                                                                                          Responsibility                    Priority        Time frame   Outcomes                                                                                                                      Estimate of resources required
Action 2.1                                                                                                      State and territory governments   High priority   Short term   Decision on whether to pursue registration of phosphite as a control method for Phytophthora dieback in natural ecosystems.   In kind: assessment of available data by individual state/territory governments.

Assess the feasibility of registering phosphite for management of Phytophthora dieback in natural ecosystems.                                                                  Identification and commencement of necessary research.                                                                        $300,000 for research projects to gather further necessary data.

If feasible, initiate registration by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Management Authority.                                                                           If feasible, commencement of a process for registration of phosphite for national use in natural ecosystems.                  $80,000 for a registration package.

              6.                         Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique used in molecular biology to amplify a single copy or a few copies of a segment of DNA across several orders of magnitude, generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence

Action                                                                                                                                                         Responsibility                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Priority        Time frame               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