This report summarises the proceedings of a workshop that reviewed government risk
assessment processes for the import and keeping of exotic vertebrates in Australia. The workshop was held by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (IA CRC) on 25?26 February 2009 in Canberra.
The workshop?s primary aim was to produce recommendations for an improved system for regulating the import and keeping of exotic animals in Australia, to ensure we are adequately protected from new pest incursions.
The key recommendations of the workshop include a:
- nationally agreed approach for
- a single risk assessment system, each species assessed once, by accredited,
independent assessors paid for by the applicant - levels of security needed for assigned threat categories
- standards for secure facilities and auditing of these facilities
- a single risk assessment system, each species assessed once, by accredited,
- review and consolidation of information on exotic vertebrates within Australia
- review of existing education packages and a rollout of revised packages in a
communication campaign as a component of the Australian Pest Animal Strategy.
| Reference type: | Conference or Workshop Proceedings |
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| Author: | Henderson, WR. |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Secondary title: | Risk Assessment Processess in Australia |
| Place published: | Canberra |
| Publisher: | Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre |
| Institution: | Invasive Animals CRC |
| Pages: | 68 pp |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 978-0-9805996-2-6 |
| Region: | Australia - national |
| Documents: | Workshop Proceedings: Risk Assessment Processes |
Tags: amphibians, Birds, detection, exotic vertebrates, freshwater fish, IA CRC, IACRC, import, Mammals, new incursions, prevention, reptiles, risk assessment
