The NBC should adopt a subcommittee structure that aligns with the revised national biosecurity system objectives and revised national reform priorities in IGAB2. All NBC sectoral committees should have a clear and transparent division of responsibilities for pest and disease risk. All NBC working groups and expert groups should be task-specific and, wherever possible, time-limited. Government performance and accountability AGSOC should establish and oversee an independent IGAB Evaluation Program to assess and report on implementation of each jurisdiction’s core commitments under IGAB2. Each evaluation, or a comprehensive summary, should be made public following ministerial consideration. The NBC should define the ‘core’ or ‘normal’ commitments of jurisdictions under IGAB2 for use in the independent IGAB Evaluation Program. The Productivity Commission should, commencing in 2018, undertake a comparative Report of Government Biosecurity Services (ROGBS) on a five-yearly basis. The report should draw on the existing framework provided by the Report of Government Services (Emergency Management). The NBC should report annually to AGMIN on its progress against priority reform areas outlined in . The NBC’s annual report should be made public upon ministerial consideration. Data and knowledge sharing should be a core commitment of jurisdictions under IGAB2. Minimum standards and specifications should be agreed for datasets. Within the period covered by IGAB2, the Australian Government agriculture department should lead the development of a common information architecture for the national biosecurity system (including data-sharing protocols, standards and authority protocols) for all jurisdictions to share and access biosecurity data and information in the national interest. Recommendation 15 The Australian Government should require public reporting of all Commonwealth-funded biosecurity R&I investments (sectoral, and system-wide) in accordance with agreed categories of funding activity developed under Recommendation 28. sectoral
2019); an increase of $5 in the passenger movement charge (from 1 July 2022) expansion of land-based levies by the states and territories (preferably on a more uniform and consistent basis); and implementation of a universal, ex ante emergency response levy mechanism.
Appendix F Comparing industry and environmental preparedness Table F Invasive Species Council (sub. DP50) comparing industry and environmental preparedness (2015) Measure Agricultural biosecurity Environmental biosecurity Contingency planning . . Institutions Plant Health Australia Animal Health Australia Wildlife Health Australia Government implements NEBRA Obligations Few tangible outputs Funds $20M over 5 years to PHA, AHA Minimal Contingency plans 90 industry plans 2 tramp ant plans, 1 myrtle rust plan Risks identified . . Vertebrate pests 159 mammal, bird, reptile and amphibian species rated extreme threat . Animal 65 animal diseases None identified Plant 348 priority plant pests None identified Marine 23 priority species, 35 on trigger list . Invasive plants None None Strategies . . Biosecurity strategy National plant biosecurity strategy Animal Health Australia strategic plan No equivalent Diagnostic strategy National plant biosecurity diagnostic strategy National animal health data standards No equivalent Surveillance strategy National plant biosecurity surveillance strategy National animal health information standards National sentinel hive program National significant disease investigation program No equivalent RD&E strategy National plant biosecurity RD&E National Animal Biosecurity RD&E strategy Draft national environment and community RD&E strategy Plans and Protocols . . Biosecurity plans 17 plant industry biosecurity plans 30 animal disease strategies No equivalent Diagnostic protocols 127 national diagnostic protocols No equivalent (1 for myrtle rust relevant) Biosecurity manuals 17 industry-specific biosecurity manuals 15 livestock industry manuals No equivalent Emergency response agreement 80 plant diseases 65 animal diseases Response decided on national significance and other criteria Stakeholders . . Consultative committees 14 industry-specific committees No formal structure Incursion responses Industry stakeholder participation No community involvement Contingency planning Industry membership of Plant Health Australia, Animal Health Australia No community involvement Note: the panel has not verified the table elements.