❓ The WA parliamentary question addresses the alignment of declared species lists under the proposed Biosecurity and Agricultural Management Bill with existing lists under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976, and the source of declared disease organism lists.
AnsweredQoN 558Legislative Assembly
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(1) Will the declared species of flora and fauna listed as permitted or prohibited organisms under the proposed Biosecurity and Agricultural Management Bill be the same as those listed annually in the
Government Gazette
under the
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976
; and
(a) if not, what differences are proposed and why?
(2) Where will the list of declared disease organisms (micro-organisms listed as prohibited or permitted) for the proposed bill be sourced from?
Government Gazette
under the
Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976
; and
(a) if not, what differences are proposed and why?
(2) Where will the list of declared disease organisms (micro-organisms listed as prohibited or permitted) for the proposed bill be sourced from?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
28 March 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
21 days
(1a) The answer I am about to give assumes that by 'flora and fauna' the member means plants and animals generally, not simply indigenous Australian flora and fauna - which are a relatively small part of the lists we are talking about here - but the answer is the same in either case. The lists of plants and animals that are published annually in the Government Gazette are lists of declared plants and animals under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 . All of these plants and animals will be "declared pests" under the proposed Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act. Those that are currently prohibited from being brought into Western Australia will be "prohibited organisms" under the new legislation and will appear on the list of prohibited organisms. Those that are already present within the State but need to be controlled will be declared pests either for the whole or a part of the State and so will appear on the list of declared pests. However, the lists of prohibited organisms and declared pests under the new legislation will also include animal and plant diseases and disease-causing organisms and consequently these lists will be more extensive than the existing lists. The list of "permitted organisms" under the new legislation will include all the "permitted plants" currently appearing in Schedule 5 of the Plant Diseases Regulations 1989 but, again, the list will be expanded to include animals and other "organisms" within the meaning of that term. (2) The diseases that will be prohibited organisms or declared pests under the new legislation will be stock diseases that are currently dealt with under the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970 and plant diseases that are currently dealt with under the Plant Diseases Act 1914 and associated Regulations. Diseases or disease-causing agents that pose no biosecurity threat or no significant threat can be listed as permitted organisms. Dealing with all the different types of biosecurity threats in a consistent manner is a new approach not previously taken in Western Australian legislation, or legislation elsewhere in Australia. Consequently, there are no existing legislated lists that can be used as a basis for this component of what will be the permitted organisms list. Assessments of micro-organisms that could be recommended for inclusion on the permitted organisms list are carried out by the relevant scientists at the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with specialists from other agencies.
The lists of plants and animals that are published annually in the Government Gazette are lists of declared plants and animals under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 . All of these plants and animals will be "declared pests" under the proposed Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act. Those that are currently prohibited from being brought into Western Australia will be "prohibited organisms" under the new legislation and will appear on the list of prohibited organisms. Those that are already present within the State but need to be controlled will be declared pests either for the whole or a part of the State and so will appear on the list of declared pests. However, the lists of prohibited organisms and declared pests under the new legislation will also include animal and plant diseases and disease-causing organisms and consequently these lists will be more extensive than the existing lists. The list of "permitted organisms" under the new legislation will include all the "permitted plants" currently appearing in Schedule 5 of the Plant Diseases Regulations 1989 but, again, the list will be expanded to include animals and other "organisms" within the meaning of that term. (2) The diseases that will be prohibited organisms or declared pests under the new legislation will be stock diseases that are currently dealt with under the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970 and plant diseases that are currently dealt with under the Plant Diseases Act 1914 and associated Regulations. Diseases or disease-causing agents that pose no biosecurity threat or no significant threat can be listed as permitted organisms. Dealing with all the different types of biosecurity threats in a consistent manner is a new approach not previously taken in Western Australian legislation, or legislation elsewhere in Australia. Consequently, there are no existing legislated lists that can be used as a basis for this component of what will be the permitted organisms list. Assessments of micro-organisms that could be recommended for inclusion on the permitted organisms list are carried out by the relevant scientists at the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with specialists from other agencies.
The list of "permitted organisms" under the new legislation will include all the "permitted plants" currently appearing in Schedule 5 of the Plant Diseases Regulations 1989 but, again, the list will be expanded to include animals and other "organisms" within the meaning of that term. (2) The diseases that will be prohibited organisms or declared pests under the new legislation will be stock diseases that are currently dealt with under the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970 and plant diseases that are currently dealt with under the Plant Diseases Act 1914 and associated Regulations. Diseases or disease-causing agents that pose no biosecurity threat or no significant threat can be listed as permitted organisms. Dealing with all the different types of biosecurity threats in a consistent manner is a new approach not previously taken in Western Australian legislation, or legislation elsewhere in Australia. Consequently, there are no existing legislated lists that can be used as a basis for this component of what will be the permitted organisms list. Assessments of micro-organisms that could be recommended for inclusion on the permitted organisms list are carried out by the relevant scientists at the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with specialists from other agencies.
(2) The diseases that will be prohibited organisms or declared pests under the new legislation will be stock diseases that are currently dealt with under the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970 and plant diseases that are currently dealt with under the Plant Diseases Act 1914 and associated Regulations. Diseases or disease-causing agents that pose no biosecurity threat or no significant threat can be listed as permitted organisms. Dealing with all the different types of biosecurity threats in a consistent manner is a new approach not previously taken in Western Australian legislation, or legislation elsewhere in Australia. Consequently, there are no existing legislated lists that can be used as a basis for this component of what will be the permitted organisms list. Assessments of micro-organisms that could be recommended for inclusion on the permitted organisms list are carried out by the relevant scientists at the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with specialists from other agencies.
The lists of plants and animals that are published annually in the Government Gazette are lists of declared plants and animals under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 . All of these plants and animals will be "declared pests" under the proposed Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act. Those that are currently prohibited from being brought into Western Australia will be "prohibited organisms" under the new legislation and will appear on the list of prohibited organisms. Those that are already present within the State but need to be controlled will be declared pests either for the whole or a part of the State and so will appear on the list of declared pests. However, the lists of prohibited organisms and declared pests under the new legislation will also include animal and plant diseases and disease-causing organisms and consequently these lists will be more extensive than the existing lists. The list of "permitted organisms" under the new legislation will include all the "permitted plants" currently appearing in Schedule 5 of the Plant Diseases Regulations 1989 but, again, the list will be expanded to include animals and other "organisms" within the meaning of that term. (2) The diseases that will be prohibited organisms or declared pests under the new legislation will be stock diseases that are currently dealt with under the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970 and plant diseases that are currently dealt with under the Plant Diseases Act 1914 and associated Regulations. Diseases or disease-causing agents that pose no biosecurity threat or no significant threat can be listed as permitted organisms. Dealing with all the different types of biosecurity threats in a consistent manner is a new approach not previously taken in Western Australian legislation, or legislation elsewhere in Australia. Consequently, there are no existing legislated lists that can be used as a basis for this component of what will be the permitted organisms list. Assessments of micro-organisms that could be recommended for inclusion on the permitted organisms list are carried out by the relevant scientists at the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with specialists from other agencies.
The list of "permitted organisms" under the new legislation will include all the "permitted plants" currently appearing in Schedule 5 of the Plant Diseases Regulations 1989 but, again, the list will be expanded to include animals and other "organisms" within the meaning of that term. (2) The diseases that will be prohibited organisms or declared pests under the new legislation will be stock diseases that are currently dealt with under the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970 and plant diseases that are currently dealt with under the Plant Diseases Act 1914 and associated Regulations. Diseases or disease-causing agents that pose no biosecurity threat or no significant threat can be listed as permitted organisms. Dealing with all the different types of biosecurity threats in a consistent manner is a new approach not previously taken in Western Australian legislation, or legislation elsewhere in Australia. Consequently, there are no existing legislated lists that can be used as a basis for this component of what will be the permitted organisms list. Assessments of micro-organisms that could be recommended for inclusion on the permitted organisms list are carried out by the relevant scientists at the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with specialists from other agencies.
(2) The diseases that will be prohibited organisms or declared pests under the new legislation will be stock diseases that are currently dealt with under the Enzootic Diseases Regulations 1970 and plant diseases that are currently dealt with under the Plant Diseases Act 1914 and associated Regulations. Diseases or disease-causing agents that pose no biosecurity threat or no significant threat can be listed as permitted organisms. Dealing with all the different types of biosecurity threats in a consistent manner is a new approach not previously taken in Western Australian legislation, or legislation elsewhere in Australia. Consequently, there are no existing legislated lists that can be used as a basis for this component of what will be the permitted organisms list. Assessments of micro-organisms that could be recommended for inclusion on the permitted organisms list are carried out by the relevant scientists at the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with specialists from other agencies.
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