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Government and Plant Industry Cost Sharing Deed in respect of Emergency Plant Pest Responses PDF Download
Document title: Government and Plant Industry Cost Sharing Deed in respect of Emergency Plant Pest Responses (EPPRD)
Current version: 3 May 2024
Administered by: Plant Health Australia
Format: PDF, 347 pages
The EPPRD is the national agreement between the Australian, state and territory governments and Australia’s plant industry bodies. It sets out how Australia responds to emergency plant pest incursions and how the cost of those responses is shared between government and industry. Summerfruit Australia is a signatory, alongside more than 30 other plant industry bodies.
The Deed establishes the mechanism for rapid response to incursions of exotic plant pests and diseases. It defines reporting obligations (suspected emergency plant pests must be reported within 24 hours), sets out the four phases of a response (Incident Definition, Emergency Response, Proof of Freedom, Transition to Management), and categorises pests by severity and beneficiary group. It also creates the consultative bodies that advise governments and industry on responses, including the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (CCEPP) and the National Management Group (NMG).
For the summerfruit industry, the EPPRD is the framework that determines our cost sharing obligations when an emergency plant pest response is activated that affects peaches, nectarines, plums or apricots. It is the agreement that the Biosecurity Response Levy is designed to fund.
The full Deed is 347 pages and includes 17 schedules covering pest categorisation, cost sharing formulae, response plan development, accounting and audit. It is a long, technical document. Most members will only need to refer to specific sections relevant to their query, particularly clause 9 (Principles of Cost Sharing), clause 5 (Phases of an Emergency Plant Pest Response) and Schedule 13 (Emergency Plant Pests).
For the most current version or for clause interpretation, contact Plant Health Australia at epprd@phau.com.au.