Current Plant IRAs

Allium

Biosecurity Australia continues to review its IRA work program, which may result in this IRA being removed from the IRA process. This may be completed as a series of smaller reviews and extensions to existing policy.

Apples
from China

The Eminent Scientists Group (ESG) has concluded its review of the Draft import risk analysis report for fresh apple fruit from the People’s Republic of China (revised after consideration of stakeholders’ comments). Biosecurity Australia expects to issue a provisional final IRA report in early 2010, which will be open to appeal.

Apples
from the USA

Biosecurity Australia has considered stakeholders’ submissions to the draft IRA report and is currently preparing a revised draft IRA report that will be reviewed by the Eminent Scientists Group. However, the clock for this IRA has been stopped (as of 4 March 2010) until further information which is essential to complete the IRA is provided by the USA.

Bulbs
from Netherlands, UK, NZ, Israel

Biosecurity Australia continues to review its IRA work program, which may result in this IRA being removed from the IRA process. This may be completed as a series of smaller reviews and extensions to existing policy.

Citrus
from Florida, USA

The IRA has been delayed and further progress is dependent on additional information being provided by the US on citrus canker. Funding for the Florida citrus canker eradication program by the US Dept of Agriculture ceased in January 2006. 

The US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is developing an area wide regulatory response and compliance program, the Citrus Health Response Program (CHRP), to suppress citrus canker and address other potential pest threats for the 2006/2007 production season.

The CHRP will be considered by Biosecurity Australia in the preparation of the revised draft IRA report for Florida citrus when it is available.

Citrus
from South Africa

This IRA is on hold pending receipt of additional information requested from the South African authorities.

Coniferous timber and wood packaging

Biosecurity Australia continues to review its IRA work program, which may result in this IRA being removed from the IRA process. This may be completed as a series of smaller reviews and extensions to existing policy.

Mushrooms

Biosecurity Australia continues to review its IRA work program, which may result in this IRA being removed from the IRA process. This may be completed as a series of smaller reviews and extensions to existing policy.

Stone fruit

The provisional final import risk analysis report for fresh stone fruit from California, Idaho, Oregon and Washingtonh has been released and is open for appeal to the independent Import Risk Analysis Appeals Panel until 16 April  2010

Unshu mandarins
from South Korea

PBPM 2005/01 of 8 February 2005, notified stakeholders of the decision to include consideration of the Republic of Korea’s import access request for fresh unshu mandarin fruit to Australia in the current import risk analysis on fresh unshu mandarin fruit from Japan.

Subsequently, the Republic of Korea has been advised that the import risk analysis will be progressed separately from Japan.