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The project applies a simple model structure to the biosecurity risk presented by each pest and estimates the individual and collective impact of activities that are undertaken by MPI and other parties upon the exposure to biosecurity risk presented by the pests.

This report provides (i) a critical review of tools, and (ii) potential case study applications for identifying unexpected biosecurity risks.

This project investigates how these diverse types of information could enhance the implementation of biosecurity inspection protocols at the Australian border, including further rollout of the Compliance Based Inspection Scheme (CBIS) by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

CitrusWatch is a national program that aims to ensure that the Australian citrus industry remains free of harmful high priority pests, retains access to key markets through access to robust surveillance data, and has the surveillance mechanisms and expertise in place to quickly detect, High Priority Pests.

This course is targeted at those doing surveillance in southern Australia. Information regarding seasonal considerations and data on exotic citrus psyllid activity is relevant to southern Australia and will differ from the northern citrus growing regions.

State and territory diagnostic contact details for submission of suspect plant pest samples.

This project will assess protocols that deviate from the current specifications on a lot-by-lot basis, yet may provide sufficient assurance that risks are minimised within a pathway. The protocol need to be flexible enough to help facilitate the frequent import of different volumes of seeds, different species of seeds and seeds from different country of origin. Such protocols will be applicable to seed lots and may also be applicable to other commodities that require intervention.

This project focuses on investigating the behaviour of Competent Authorities in undertaking their certification role and provides guidance on whether Australian border inspection policies should be modified in response. The analysis involves interviews with stakeholders, analysis of import inspection data and insights from economic theory. Two aquatic-animal pathways are used in the analysis, but methodology and findings are likely apply across a range of other pathways.

The main objective of this project is to develop a better understanding of the patterns of ant arrivals to New Zealand. The project aims to predict risk in relation to sites, and in particular transitional facilities, where ants are more likely to arrive. The development of such risk profiles will enable scientifically defensible rationale to select sites for targeted surveillance within the NIAS program.

The primary objective of the project was to develop a pragmatic, reproducible and transparent model for estimating risk in countries that are currently not reporting the presence of BMSB.

The aim of this project is to develop approaches, methodologies and tools that assist the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources better understand the risk profile of its clients operating within import pathways (commodities) to determine where to allocate resources and tailor strategies to best target risk.