The stakeholders had similar perceptions about the broad roles and responsibilities of industry, government and communities, but were somewhat uncertain about the more specific functions. The following were identified as the key roles and responsibilities. Industry Good biosecurity provides financial benefits to industry, such as increased productivity and access to markets. Industry contributes to biosecurity-related activities through compulsory levies (such as those through rural R&D corporations), via subscriptions (such as through Plant Health Australia and Animal Health Australia) and voluntary contributions (such as through Industry Funding Schemes). Industry also undertakes activities to ensure WA’s compliance with legislation and protocols, and general surveillance, management and eradication activities. As such, industry is perceived to play a strong role in safeguarding the biosecurity in state’s a number of ways: Being aware and understanding biosecurity (what it is, why it is important, what you can/must do) Reporting and managing declared pests occurring on their land Undertaking measures, including adherence to relevant legislation, to minimise biosecurity risks resulting from business activities Facilitating industry-wide biosecurity activity to deliver industry benefits—including surveillance, eradication, control and funding that is targeted toward providing the best return on investment Proactively engaging with government on biosecurity issues Raising awareness of biosecurity within the industry and community, insomuch as this will provide benefits to the industry. Government It is critical for Government to ensure the effective and efficient investment of public funds. As such, Government has a broad leadership role as communicators, educators, facilitators, coordinators, assessors and protectors. To facilitate industry and community acceptance of government funding decisions, it is expected that valid methods will be used transparently. While industry accepts and supports regulatory role, it expects regulatory government’s requirements to recognise and align with industry operations to minimise and ‘red tape’ ensure practical application. Government roles and responsibilities were identified to include: Targeting effort toward prevention and early eradication, as this provides the best return on investment of public funds Supporting industry / community in eradication and control efforts (e.g. technical expertise, coordination of responses to new biosecurity incursions) Developing and delivering robust legislation, policies, systems and processes to support the biosecurity system state’s Building and maintaining widespread support for and understanding of ‘biosecurity’ Targeting Government investment in biosecurity toward areas of public benefit
The stakeholders had similar perceptions about the broad roles and responsibilities of industry, government and communities, but were somewhat uncertain about the more specific functions. The following were identified as the key roles and responsibilities. Industry Good biosecurity provides financial benefits to industry, such as increased productivity and access to markets. Industry contributes to biosecurity-related activities through compulsory levies (such as those through rural R&D corporations), via subscriptions (such as through Plant Health Australia and Animal Health Australia) and voluntary contributions (such as through WA’s Industry Funding Schemes). Industry also undertakes activities to ensure compliance with legislation and protocols, and general surveillance, management and eradication activities. As such, industry is perceived to play a strong role in safeguarding the state’s biosecurity in a number of ways: Being aware and understanding biosecurity (what it is, why it is important, what you can/must do) Reporting and managing declared pests occurring on their land Undertaking measures, including adherence to relevant legislation, to minimise biosecurity risks resulting from business activities Facilitating industry-wide biosecurity activity to deliver industry benefits—including surveillance, eradication, control and funding that is targeted toward providing the best return on investment Proactively engaging with government on biosecurity issues Raising awareness of biosecurity within the industry and community, insomuch as this will provide benefits to the industry. Government It is critical for Government to ensure the effective and efficient investment of public funds. As such, Government has a broad leadership role as communicators, educators, facilitators, coordinators, assessors and protectors. To facilitate industry and community acceptance of government funding decisions, it is expected that valid methods will be used transparently. While industry accepts and supports government’s regulatory role, it expects regulatory requirements to recognise and align with industry operations to minimise ‘red tape’ and ensure practical application. Government roles and responsibilities were identified to include: Targeting effort toward prevention and early eradication, as this provides the best return on investment of public funds Supporting industry / community in eradication and control efforts (e.g. technical expertise, coordination of responses to new biosecurity incursions) Developing and delivering robust legislation, policies, systems and processes to support the state’s biosecurity system Building and maintaining widespread support for and understanding of ‘biosecurity’ Targeting Government investment in biosecurity toward areas of public benefit
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