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Biosecurity 2020
Mark Sobey - Compliance PolicyDirector
Ben Rowntree - Compliance ControlsDirector (a/g)
Freight and Trade Alliance
June 2020
Class 19.1 Non-commodity for Containerised Cargo Clearance (NCCC) &Class 19.2 Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements
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Automatic Entry Processing (AEP)
3 June, 2020Automatic Entry Processing (AEP)Legislative Reform and Assessment Policy
Automatic Entry Processing (AEP)
AEP Reform Overview
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2017(Phase 1)
• AEPCOMM expansion
• BICON pathways for AEPCOMM
2018(Phase 2)
• AEPCOMM expansion + NCCC & AEPCOMM streamlining: IT systems upgrade
• BMSB functionality
2019(Phase 3)
• AEPCOMM expansion
• BICON pathways for AEPCOMM-BMSB
2020(Phase 4)
• AEPCOMM expansion
AEPAEP
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BMSB lodgements through AEPCOMM
2018-19 BMSB season(Sep - Apr)
2019-20 BMSB season(Sep - Apr)
Difference
Total BMSB lodgements through AEPCOMM
11,164 17,443 +6,279
Percent BMSB lodgements through AEPCOMM
27% 45% +18%
BMSB AEPCOMM lodgements – NoAssessment Services intervention
72%(8,063)
80%(14,042)
+8%(5,979)
BMSB AEPCOMM compliance level(Verification-ok)
99.3% 99.2% -0.1%
Total BMSB verifications 14%(1,563)
11%(1,524)
3%(39)
Compliance
NCCC common compliance issues and errors
• Old timber packing statements
• Expired annual packing declarations
• Not meeting Minimum Documentary and Import
Declaration Requirements Policy
• BNCC plus Concern Type
aepsupport@awe.gov.au
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Compliance
AEPCOMM common compliance issues
• Phytosanitary certificate details not entered in the
Goods Description field (Rice)
• Nil used/field tested declaration (Aircraft and
machinery parts)
• Failing to enter AEI number and/or Generic Sulfuryl
fluoride AEI (SFTREATED)
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Compliance
AEI Number (Entity Identifier)
• AEI number must be entered for consignments
treated offshore by a registered treatment
provider.
• It is a condition of the Class 19.1 (NCCC) and
Class 19.2 (AEPCOMM) approved
arrangements.
• Entering AEI enables the system to determine if
treatment provider is acceptable.
• Refer to AEI web page – AEI Quick Reference
Guide
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Compliance
AEPCOMM common lodging errors
• Lodging tariffs out of scope of AEPCOMM:
wooden furniture and machinery/electrical
equipment (Chapter 85)
• Failing to enter ACC code: animal derived
material
• Entering concern type PDIN for personal effects
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• NCCC accredited persons are not required to
complete a CBC activity for the current period
• AEPCOMM accredited persons will be required
to complete a CBC activity for AEPCOMM
expansion – mandatory
• AEPCOMM accredited persons not completing
the activity by the due date will be suspended
from using the approved arrangement
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Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC)
CBC Period 2020-21
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NCCC & AEPCOMM Approved arrangements administration
• Biosecurity Industry Participants are required to keep details of
their approved arrangement and accredited persons current with
the Department: broker.accreditation@awe.gov.au
• Accredited persons are responsible for keeping records/evidence
of their training (including CBC)
• Contact your Registered Training Organisation or CBC provider if
training records are required
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Highly Compliant Importer (HCI) Project
Terry is an accredited person under AEPCOMM. His client
is importing an FCL containing wooden furniture from
Malaysia.
Terry conducts an assessment of the documents by
referring to the appropriate policy and BICON case, and he
determines an inspection on the consignment is required.
The importer has a good compliance history.
Terry enters the AEPCOMM code ‘INS’ when lodging the
declaration.
Scenario: AEPCOMM & HCI combined
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Electronic Certification (eCert)for imports
3 June, 2020eCert and Broker AdministrationLegislative Reform and Assessment Policy
eCert for importsCurrent eCert exchanges
• New Zealand, Ministry for Primary Industries
• Phytosanitary and sanitary certificates
• Excludes: live animals and reproductive materials
• Indonesia, Ministry of Agriculture, Agency for Agricultural Quarantine
• Phytosanitary and some sanitary certificates
• Excludes: certificates issued by other government agencies in Indonesia
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eCert and Broker AdministrationLegislative Reform and Assessment Policy
• Continued investment in developing and expanding our eCert capability
• Active engagement with other government agencies to develop eCert exchanges
• IT enhancements to connect to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) ePhyto Hub
Upcoming developments
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eCert and Broker AdministrationLegislative Reform and Assessment Policy
• AQIS Document Type = certificate type
• AQIS Document Number = certificate number
Recording eCert details with your lodgement
Further Information
• Department’s website: www.agriculture.gov.au/eCertimports
• Email: eCertimports@awe.gov.au
eCert for imports
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Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB)
3 June, 2020BMSB TaskforceCompliance Controls Branch
Welcome
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
BMSB industry information session 193 June 2020
Topics
• Review of 2019-20 BMSB season
• Measures for the 2020-21 BMSB risk season
• Target risk goods
• Target risk countries
• BSMB treatments
2019-20 BMSB risk season
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
BMSB industry information session 20
Summary of intervention for the 2019-20 season
• Over 150,000 containers were subject to BMSB measures including over 9000
LCL/FAK containers lodged by Master Consolidators
• 43% were treated offshore and required no BMSB related intervention on arrival
18/19 SeasonTill 19 June 19
19/20 SeasonTill 30 Apr 20
Detection Point Condition Number of detectionsBiosecurity Intervention Point
Alive 26 25Dead 223 178
Post BiosecurityAlive 31 4Dead 32 14
Total Detections 312 221
NB. Detection figures are not total insect numbers, ie 1 detection may have consisted of multiple actual insects.
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2019-20 BMSB risk season
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
BMSB industry information session 21
Summary of Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers Scheme
• The department and New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ MPI) developed
treatment assurance measures for the 2019-20 season, including:
• Mandatory treatment methodologies
• Offshore BSMB Treatment Providers Scheme including an approved offshore BMSB
treatment provider list
• Processes to prevent fraudulent treatment certificates
• Over 210 approved offshore treatment providers across 27 countries
• Over 75,000 offshore treatment certificates lodged with the department
• Offshore treatment provider verification, including:
• assessment of treatment certificates from 159 treatment providers
• assessment of records of treatment from 139 treatment providers
• onsite audit of 63 treatment providers
• 6 OTPs suspended
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2019-20 BMSB risk season
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
BMSB industry information session 22
Summary of issues for the 2019-20 season
• Onshore treatment delays
• Backlog for general fumigation treatments at class 12 AA – up to 4 weeks
• Volume v’s number of suitable AAs in some locations
• Containers packed too tightly
• Goods wrapped in plastic
• Backlog for container adjustments at class 4.7 AA – up to 12 weeks
• New class of AA
• Volume v’s number of 4.7 AAs in some locations
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2020-21 BMSB risk season
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BMSB industry information session 23
BMSB Seasonal Measures
• Measures apply to goods shipped from 1 September 2020 and arriving in
Australian territory by 31 May 2021
• Target high risk and target risk goods remain unchanged from last season
• Target risk countries and emerging risk countries remain the same, however,
Portugal, Moldova, Ukraine will move from emerging risk to target risk countries.
• Any target high risk or target risk goods manufactured in, or shipped from these
target risk countries are subject to the BMSB seasonal measures
• Any vessel that berths at, loads or tranships goods from these countries are also
subject to heightened vessel surveillance
• Updated target risk countries and goods will be available on BMSB webpage when
finalised
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2020-21 BMSB risk season
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BMSB industry information session 24
Measures relating to goods
• All target high risk goods require mandatory treatment
• Target high risk goods shipped as break bulk including open top or flat rack containers
require mandatory offshore treatment
• Goods requiring mandatory offshore treatment arriving untreated are prevented from
discharge and/or directed for export on arrival
• All target high risk and target risk goods will be subject to increased onshore intervention
through random inspection
• Non target high risk and target risk goods are not subject to BMSB measures, unless they are
part of a consignment/container that contains target high risk and target risk goods
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2020-21 BMSB risk season
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BMSB industry information session 25
Measures relating to vessels
• Heightened vessel surveillance for all roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessels will be applied through
pre-arrival reporting
• Vessel operators will be required to conduct self-inspections and report any detections of
BMSB and other exotic insects
• All ro-ro vessels that berth at, load or tranship from the target risk countries, will be
required to undergo a mandatory seasonal pest inspection on arrival in Australia
• Vessels approved under the Vessel Seasonal Pest Scheme may be exempt from the
mandatory seasonal pest inspection
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2020-21 BMSB risk season
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BMSB industry information session 26
Safeguarding arrangements
• Safeguarding arrangements will continue for the 2020-21 risk season as an alternative
clearance pathway for goods
• The scheme allows certain goods and supply chains to be recognised under safeguarding
arrangements
• Under the scheme, approved participants are recognised for their ability to manage biosecurity
risk offshore, including seasonal hitchhiker pest risk such as BMSB, from the point of
manufacture to the point of embarkation
• The scheme is open to all industry participants, with four entities approved to date for
participation in the scheme
• Broadening minimum import volume requirement to consider imports of 50 twenty foot
equivalent units (TUEs)
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BMSB industry information session 27
Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers Scheme
• The Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers Scheme will continue in the 2020-21 season
• All treatment providers in target risk countries that intend to conduct BMSB
treatments must register under the scheme
• Treatment providers in non-target risk countries that intend to conduct BMSB
treatments are encouraged to register under the scheme
• Treatment providers registered in 2019-20 will need to re-register
• All applicants must demonstrate their ability to meet all requirements of the scheme
and the treatment types they wish to conduct
• The department and NZ MPI have aligned application processes, and registration onto
the scheme allows BMSB treatments to be conducted for both Australia and
New Zealand
2020-21 BMSB risk season
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BMSB industry information session 28
• Approved treatment providers will continue to be available on Offshore BMSB Treatment
Providers scheme webpage
• Industry need to check for most up-to-date details of offshore treatment providers registered
onto the scheme
• Intervention and sanctions will continue to be applied against potential and confirmed
non-compliant treatment providers, including:
• increased on-arrival inspections to verify efficacy of treatment and adherence to
treatment methodologies
• suspension of treatment providers
• When treatment providers are suspended, the department enacts in-transit policy, where no
certification issued by a suspended treatment provider is accepted, regardless of date of issue
Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers Scheme cont…
2020-21 BMSB risk season
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
BMSB industry information session 29
Treatment minimum standards
• The department will continue to have three approved BMSB treatments:
• sulfuryl fluoride fumigation
• methyl bromide fumigation, and
• heat treatment
• Compliance requirements are detailed in treatment methodologies and published on
the department’s website
• Offshore treatment providers are required to conduct treatments that meet the
requirements set out in the methodologies
• Compliance monitoring of treatment providers will continue to be conducted
2020-21 BMSB risk season
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2020-21 BMSB risk season
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BMSB industry information session 30
• BMSB treatment of break-bulk, flat-rack and open-top containers must be conducted
offshore
• While BMSB treatments on consignments in six hard sided containers can be
conducted onshore on arrival, the department encourages offshore treatment where
possible
• Where treatment of consignments in six hard sided containers is not conducted
offshore, importers can expect delays and increased costs due to the potential
backlog of treatments required to be conducted onshore
• Offshore BMSB treatments conducted by treatment providers registered on the
Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers Scheme receive reduced intervention on arrival
Key Messages
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Industry and community awareness
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Industry’s role in biosecurity
• See. Secure. Report.
• Working with offshore suppliers to manage not just BMSB risk, but all
pest risks
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Stay updated on the BMSB seasonal measures by visiting the department’s webpage
www.agriculture.gov.au/bmsb
Any questions relating to the policy for seasonal pests can be emailed to:
spp@agriculture.gov.au
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