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Pre-border biosecurity : risk analysis and policy
Plant Biosecurity develops quarantine policies that protect the plant health of Western Australia's agricultural industries and natural environment from exotic pests and diseases while allowing trade to occur in the least trade restrictive manner.
Threat identification and risk analysis are significant components of Western Australia's approach to plant biosecurity.
Plant Biosecurity is responsible for undertaking pest risk analyses of plants, plant products and potential carries of pests (such as machinery) proposed for importation into Western Australia. Pests likely to be present on these pathways are determined and assessed to determine their quarantine status. Quarantine pests are further assessed to determine the level of risk they pose and the measures required to mitigate the risk to an acceptable level.
Plant Biosecurity policies in Western Australia are based on our national and international obligations under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and in particular the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement ww.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/sps_e.htm.
One of the key aspects of plant biosecurity policy is the maintenance of official control and the principles of non-discrimination, transparency, equivalence and risk analysis.
Draft risk analyses and policy reviews released for comment:
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Pest/commodity |
Title |
Consultation period |
There are no policy reviews for comment
Completed risk analyses and policy reviews:
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Pest/commodity (PRA Area Origin) |
Title |
Release date |
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Mango fruit |
Mango seed weevil associated with the import of fresh mango fruit into Western Australia |
25 July 2012 |
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Mango fruit |
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Summer Fruit |
Pest Risk Analysis for Stone Fruit from New Zealand into Western Australia |
15 Aug 2006 |
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Apricots |
Review of Fresh Apricot Fruit from South Australia and Tasmania |
31 Aug 2005 |
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Cherry fruit |
Final policy extension for cherry fruit (Prunus avium) from Tasmania into Western Australia (Part A) |
22 Dec 2003 |
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Cherry fruit |
21 Sep 2001 |
Contact for Enquiries
Simone Tuten
Research Officer, Plant Biosecurity Policy and Pest Risk Analysis
Ph 9368 3434; Fax: 9474 3814
email stuten@agric.wa.gov.au
Page updated: April 2012