Perceptions of MAF's regulatory impact on the grain and seed industry

Appendix 3 Definition of compliance requirements

For the purposes of this review, the following requirements are included in the definition of compliance requirements:

Compliance requirements associated with commodity levy orders.
Compliance requirements associated with becoming or maintaining status as a MAF approved IVA (independent verification agency), recognised organisation, facility operator or recognised treatment supplier.
Compliance requirements for importing.

Pre-shipment compliance for goods:

Compliance with IHS (import health standard) including special growing conditions, quarantine arrangements and pre-shipment treatment and fumigation.
Cost of application for permit under IHS.
Container related compliance requirements.
Additional or special packaging.
Shipping documentation relating to biosecurity compliance.
Cost of import certification.

At port or mail centre:

Cost of at-port or at-transitional facility risk assessment and inspection.
Cost of cleaning or fumigation.
Cost of surveillance of discharge of goods.
Levies on sea containers.
Delays from processing.
Delays from mail seized and passed.
Cost of re-shipment or destruction (fees and value of commodity).
Delays (loss of commodity or increase in working capital requirements).
Cost of diagnostic testing and treatment (fees, delays and loss of value of commodity).
Administration - MAF liaison staff, paperwork, audit.
Cost of biosecurity related security.

Transitional facilities:

Land, fit out and maintenance for biosecurity related space.
Administration, accreditation or registration of transitional facility, compliance audits, record keeping and other administrative requirements.
Additional transport cost from transporting cargo to/from transitional facility.
Delays at transitional facility (loss of value of commodity and increase in working capital requirements).
Cost of inspection, diagnostic testing and treatment (fees).
Cost of destruction (loss of value of commodity and fees).

For the purposes of this review, the following requirements are excluded from the definition of compliance requirements:

Compliance requirements arising from local government regulations.
Non-statutory compliance requirements (e.g. industry mandated rules).
Compliance requirements from regulations administered by other government departments. In particular, compliance requirements associated with food safety standards or health requirements (such as GMO or food additive restrictions).
Compliance requirements to ensure International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) requirements are met, including international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPMs).
Compliance requirements from other countries when exporting.
Compliance requirements for maintaining plant breeders’ rights. This is administered by a business unit of MED (Plant Variety Rights Office).
Compliance requirements arising from import post-clearance activities. These requirements have been excluded because they tend to be directed at managing an existing problem rather than complying with requirements.
The cost of tax or GST.

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