The NBC should adopt a subcommittee structure that aligns with the revised national biosecurity system objectives and revised national reform priorities in IGAB2. All NBC sectoral committees should have a clear and transparent division of responsibilities for pest and disease risk. All NBC working groups and expert groups should be task-specific and, wherever possible, time-limited. Government performance and accountability AGSOC should establish and oversee an independent IGAB Evaluation Program to assess and report on implementation of each jurisdiction’s core commitments under IGAB2. Each evaluation, or a comprehensive summary, should be made public following ministerial consideration. The NBC should define the ‘core’ or ‘normal’ commitments of jurisdictions under IGAB2 for use in the independent IGAB Evaluation Program. The Productivity Commission should, commencing in 2018, undertake a comparative Report of Government Biosecurity Services (ROGBS) on a five-yearly basis. The report should draw on the existing framework provided by the Report of Government Services (Emergency Management). The NBC should report annually to AGMIN on its progress against priority reform areas outlined in . The NBC’s annual report should be made public upon ministerial consideration. Data and knowledge sharing should be a core commitment of jurisdictions under IGAB2. Minimum standards and specifications should be agreed for datasets. Within the period covered by IGAB2, the Australian Government agriculture department should lead the development of a common information architecture for the national biosecurity system (including data-sharing protocols, standards and authority protocols) for all jurisdictions to share and access biosecurity data and information in the national interest. Recommendation 15 The Australian Government should require public reporting of all Commonwealth-funded biosecurity R&I investments (sectoral, sectoral and system-wide) in accordance with agreed categories of funding activity developed under Recommendation 28.
The NBC should adopt a subcommittee structure that aligns with the revised national biosecurity system objectives and revised national reform priorities in IGAB2. All NBC sectoral committees should have a clear and transparent division of responsibilities for pest and disease risk. All NBC working groups and expert groups should be task-specific and, wherever possible, time-limited. Government performance and accountability AGSOC should establish and oversee an independent IGAB Evaluation Program to assess and report on implementation of each jurisdiction’s core commitments under IGAB2. Each evaluation, or a comprehensive summary, should be made public following ministerial consideration. The NBC should define the ‘core’ or ‘normal’ commitments of jurisdictions under IGAB2 for use in the independent IGAB Evaluation Program. The Productivity Commission should, commencing in 2018, undertake a comparative Report of Government Biosecurity Services (ROGBS) on a five-yearly basis. The report should draw on the existing framework provided by the Report of Government Services (Emergency Management). The NBC should report annually to AGMIN on its progress against priority reform areas outlined in . The NBC’s annual report should be made public upon ministerial consideration. Data and knowledge sharing should be a core commitment of jurisdictions under IGAB2. Minimum standards and specifications should be agreed for datasets. Within the period covered by IGAB2, the Australian Government agriculture department should lead the development of a common information architecture for the national biosecurity system (including data-sharing protocols, standards and authority protocols) for all jurisdictions to share and access biosecurity data and information in the national interest. Recommendation 15 The Australian Government should require public reporting of all Commonwealth-funded biosecurity R&I investments (sectoral, and system-wide) in accordance with agreed categories of funding activity developed under Recommendation 28. sectoral
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