Biosecurity 2020 Freight and Trade Alliance June 2020 Mark Sobey - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Biosecurity 2020

Mark Sobey - Compliance Policy Director Ben Rowntree - Compliance Controls Director (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, 2020 Automatic 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

AEP AEP

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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 – No Assessment 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
• f 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, 2020 eCert and Broker Administration Legislative Reform and Assessment Policy

eCert for imports

Current 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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• 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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• 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, 2020 BMSB Taskforce Compliance Controls Branch

Welcome

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment BMSB industry information session 19 3 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

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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 Season Till 19 June 19 19/20 Season Till 30 Apr 20 Detection Point Condition Number of detections Biosecurity Intervention Point Alive 26 25 Dead 223 178 Post Biosecurity Alive 31 4 Dead 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

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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
• nsite audit of 63 treatment providers
• 6 OTPs suspended

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2019-20 BMSB risk season

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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 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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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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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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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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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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• 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
• nto 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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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 treatment of break-bulk, flat-rack and open-top containers must be conducted
• ffshore
• 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
• ffshore, 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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