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QAP Conditions of Approval
The Quarantine Approved Premises (QAP) document has been developed to help QAP operators better understand their quarantine-related responsibilities and obligations.
QAP Accredited Person training (a requirement of the QAP Conditions of Approval) is also available online. To enrol in the QAP Accredited Person training, go to www.iwgq.com.au. The training costs $77.00 per person for credit card payments or $88.00 per person where invoicing is required.
QAP Training Content
The training consists of two units:
1. Quarantine Awareness
- History of quarantine
- Quarantine legislation and penalties
- Different pathways for people and things entering Australia
- Methods of quarantine screening used by AQIS
- Types of quarantine risk materials
- Quarantine actions on imported goods
- Groups with responsibilities for quarantine
- Some key quarantine principles
- Some important pests of quarantine concern and their impacts
2. Quarantine Approved Premises
- Role of QAPs and QAP Accredited Persons
- Requirements and directions that QAPs must comply with
- Categories of items that present quarantine risks
- Effect of different types of processing on quarantine risks
- Types of quarantine treatments for addressing quarantine risk
- Key principles of QAP management
The following information is available on the AQIS website:
- QAP Conditions of Approval Document
- Frequently asked questions (along with answers!) on the QAP Conditions of Approval and on-line accreditation training
- 2 New Checklists These checklists have been developed to assist QAPs and their transport operators to safely transfer items subject to quarantine from one QAP to another QAP. These checklists will help QAPs meet the requirements of point 3 in SECTION D of the QAP Conditions of Approval
- QAP Conditions of Approval - previous correspondence with QAP operators
If you have any other enquiries regarding the QAP Conditions of Approval, please feel free to contact the Industry Partnerships Unit - Import Clearance.