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Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC) Session 17-18/01

Julie Weymouth – Assistant Director - Compliance Assessment and Management

Daryl Crump – Director – Assessment Services group

Jason Lucas - Acting Assistant Secretary – Industry Support

This session will cover: • CBC policy – changes • AEP Reform Project (phase 1; phase 2) • Current broker non-conformities • Illegal logging • Imported foods reform • Service delivery • Cost recovery

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

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Introduction

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• Understand CBC policy changes and the requirements for the current CBC period

• Awareness of the changes implemented as part of the AEP

reform • Understand most common non-conformities under the

NCCC and AEPCOMM approved arrangements and the policy behind them

• Awareness of illegal logging matters, imported foods

reform, service delivery and cost recovery issues Department of Agriculture

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Session outcomes

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• CBC was originally developed for the management of competency training for the NCCC and AEPCOMM AAs

• The department has recognised the benefits of CBC

• The department is planning to expand CBC across all

Approved Arrangements

• New CBC strategy under consultation



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CBC strategy and policy changes

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CBC Policy Changes • CBC sessions conducted every CBC period

• CBC format: CBC Information session and/or CBC activity



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Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC) 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018

CBC Session Reference # Accredited Persons for

CBC Information Session

17-18/01 NCCC AEPCOMM

CBC Activity 17-18/02 AEPCOMM

CBC Policy Changes Approved Persons Persons that have completed the NCCC and/or AEPCOMM training but do not possess a Custom’s Broker Licence. • Status is no longer recorded for NCCC and AEPCOMM

• References to the term ‘Approved Person’ will be removed

from policy

• The department will no longer keep records of registered Approved Persons



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AEP Reform Project: Phase 1 • Identifying commodities that could be added without

significant IT or policy changes • Transition of AEPCOMM codes into BICON

• Consultation with internal and external stakeholders

Phase 1 changes were implemented on 6 May 2017

Phase – expected to be completed by the 2nd week of May 2017



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AEP reform project update

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Industry Advice Notices & department’s website: • Addition of commodities • Removal of some commodity groups or pathways



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Changes to AEPCOMM

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AEP Reform Project: Phase 2 • Enhancement of the department’s electronic Agriculture

Import Management System (AIMS)

• Reform of the current Audit and Sanctions Policy

• The changes will affect both: NCCC and AEPCOMM



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Current NCCC: Concern Type + Processing Type



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Phase 2 NCCC: Concern Type/s = automated direction



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Current AEPCOMM: Non-intuitive codes Example: • Finfish from NZ – Code ‘D’ = Release • Milled rice – Code ‘D’ = Inspection



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Phase 2 AEPCOMM: Intuitive ‘codes’ and outcome based • Release • Inspection • Fumigation • Volunteer

Phase 2: Combined NCCC and AEPCOMM codes • Current model: brokers need to determine the NCCC and

AEPCOMM codes and combine them. For example: • RNPNT + D = RNPNTD • New model: brokers enter NCCC Concern Type, then enters

appropriate outcome (for example ‘Release’).

• System will combine = direction issued



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Phase 2 AIMS enhancement • Entry with multiple lines – lines will be able to be

processed separately

• For example, entry has 2 lines: 1. Wooden furniture – All documents ok = Release 2. Used machinery – All documents ok = Inspection

• Identifying further suitable commodities

• Updated Audits and Sanctions Policy



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Non-conformities

• AQIS Entity Identifier (AEI) number not being entered in the AEI field in the ICS: 1/3 of non-conformities

• AEI number must be declared for all Full Import Declarations that have an AFAS treatment certificate

• Reminder: If a phytosanitary certificate is required for clearance, the number must be recorded against the goods description field in the ICS


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Broker Engagement team update



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Extended soft-start compliance period

• Initial ‘soft-start’ period

• Extended – community education and communication

Compliance Assessments

• Compliance assessments continue

• Feedback on their compliance will be provided to business by the department

Illegal logging compliance documents – department’s website

• Available on: www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/policies/illegal-logging/compliance/



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Illegal logging update

• The reforms are aimed at strengthening our ability to identify, respond to and manage food safety risks

• Legislative and non-legislative changes

• Amendments to Imported Food Control Act 1992 and Imported Food Control Regulations 1993

• Improve operation of Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS)


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Imported Food reforms update

The reforms will deliver the following policy objectives:

• Increase importers accountability for food safety

• Increase importers sourcing safe food

• Improved monitoring and management of new and emerging food safety risks

• Improve incident response



Legislative amendments

• Imported Food Amendment Bill 2017

• Imported Food Amendment Regulations 2017

Public consultation:

• Public, industry and trading partner consultation on exposure drafts of the Bill and regulations from 20 March 2017 to 4 May 2017

• Broad support received

• More information:

• agriculture.gov.au/imported-food-reform

• [email protected]



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COLS enhancements:

• Incoming assessments will be routed to staff with the appropriate skills and experience to handle them

• Information will be integrated from AIMS entries to pre-populate the COLS coversheet where possible

• The project team is planning to have Industry testing involved to ensure the system is fit for business

• Real time dashboard reporting for Queue Managers will be developed to support the department meeting its published service levels

Telephony support:

• Currently piloting PEQ and ASG improved call resolution at first point

of contact



Service delivery update

• The department undertakes activities to assess and manage

biosecurity risks arising from people, goods and vessels (sea and

aircraft) entering Australia

• Charges are set to recover the full cost of providing regulatory

activities. Activities include:

• Program Management and Administration

• Assurance

• Incident Management

• Intervention

• The forecast cost of delivering cost recovered biosecurity

activities in 2016-17 is $237m


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Cost recovery update

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• In December 2015, the department undertook a comprehensive review of its charges

• The review sought to:

• Where possible, align charges for like activities • Reduce cross-subsidisation or activities • Support efficiency • Ensure appropriate funding for activities



Comprehensive review of charges

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• An outcome of the review was a direct annual charge applied to each

approved arrangement participant

• i.e. brokers / AA sites / FICA operators

• The annual charge of $2,900 per business (ABN) has been in force since 1

July 2016

• The department has received substantial feedback regarding the impact of

this charge on businesses – particularly the impact on small to medium

sized enterprises

• Charges applied to AA participants are currently under review



Approved Arrangements

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Questions?

If you have any questions or comments please contact:

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