Vote Biosecurity
Biosecurity Policy
This output expense includes providing analysis and advice on, and development of policies, legislation and organisational arrangements to be applied to:
- implementing the Biosecurity Strategy, developing the biosecurity system and managing operational responses;
- the provision of biosecurity advice to Ministers and participation in biosecurity and consultative forums;
- Maori responsiveness; and ongoing business support.
Performance Measures
- All policy advice will conform to the criteria set out in Schedule A of the SOI.
- Priority work is completed as agreed or, as subsequently amended by agreement, between the Minister and the Director-General via the 2006/07 Output Plan.
- Input into key international forums - the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Trade Organisation Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (WTO/SPS) - will be submitted in accordance with the international organisations' consultation requirements 100 percent of the time, meet Ministers' expectations and involve appropriate consultation with affected stakeholders.
- Implementation of a Biosecurity Science Strategy in partnership with MoRST, endorsed by government (biosecurity agencies and their Ministers), stakeholders and the science community, and compilation and implementation of a biosecurity operational research programme aligning with this strategy.
Cost
Outputs will be provided within the appropriated sum of $11.484 million. The appropriation is funded by $11.264 million revenue Crown and estimated third-party revenue of $0.220 million.
Biosecurity Approvals and Assurance
This output expense covers the administration of biosecurity standards and export certification. It involves auditing against biosecurity regulatory standards and providing assurance to trading partners that New Zealand exporters are complying with the relevant regulations.
Performance Measures
- 100 percent of the agreed audit schedule is completed and effective reviews carried out in accordance with Compliance Team procedures (as per ISO 19011 and Biosecurity New Zealand audit policy) and, when appropriate, include constructive suggestions for improvement.
Cost
Outputs will be provided within the appropriated sum of $2.022 million. The appropriation is funded by $1.182 million revenue Crown and estimated third-party revenue of $0.840 million.
Biosecurity Enforcement
This output expense covers investigation and (where appropriate) prosecution of individuals and organisations who breach biosecurity legislation.
Performance Measures
- Complaints investigated in priority order in accordance with a risk management framework.
- 99 percent of prosecution actions brought lead to successful prosecutions (i.e. the courts finding in MAF's favour); one percent allowed for courts' discretion to discharge without conviction in minor matters.
- No abuse of process determined by the courts for any investigation or prosecution commenced.
- All enforcement activity carried out within the parameters of a compliance and enforcement "best practice" environment.
Cost
Outputs will be provided within the appropriated sum of $3.651 million. The appropriation is funded by $3.606 million revenue Crown and estimated third-party revenue of $0.045 million.
Biosecurity Standards
This output expense involves setting standards for imports, exports, border including transitional facilities, post-border including incursion response and surveillance, international agreements; undertaking risk analysis to support standard development, and monitoring border pathway. Standards need to comply with the Biosecurity Act 1993.
Performance Measures
- 100 percent of new biosecurity standards or revisions to existing standards are able to be implemented as intended by MAF Quarantine Service and other accredited providers.
- 100 percent of new biosecurity standards and risk analyses or revisions are prioritised using the Integrated Risk Management Framework.
- 100 percent of all biosecurity standards and risk analyses or revisions comply with the Biosecurity Act.
- Export assurances provided meet importing country requirements, operating within the confidence limits of the relevant sampling systems.
Cost
Outputs will be provided within the appropriated sum of $23.523 million. The appropriation is funded by $21.454 million revenue Crown and estimated third-party revenue of $2.069 million.
Biosecurity Surveillance and Incursion Response
This output expense covers the delivery of services for surveillance for new organisms in the terrestrial and aquatic environments including: invasive species; pests and diseases of native and introduced animal and plant populations (including forests); maintenance of the capability to investigate and respond to new organisms and, if necessary, the delivery of services for their eradication or management.
Performance Measures
- All reported suspect new and unwanted organisms investigated and the presence of an exotic organism (as opposed to established organism) ruled in or ruled out in accordance with agreed standards (as specified in the Output Plan).
- All reports of suspected unwanted organisms are investigated and responded to in accordance with existing policies, standards and procedures.
- All surveillance, incursion response and pest management programmes have clearly identified objectives and performance measures.
- All programmes audited in accordance with agreed schedules and all critical and key issues addressed.
- Pest management roles and responsibilities are clear and pest management priorities clearly identified.
Cost
Outputs will be provided within the appropriated sum of $24.545 million. The appropriation is funded by $22.266 million revenue Crown and estimated third-party revenue of $2.279 million.
Quarantine Services
This output expense involves the identification and management of biosecurity risk goods, and goods possibly contaminated with biosecurity risk organisms, entering New Zealand.
This involves clearing:
- All direct overseas aircraft and vessels (approximately 23,000 aircraft and 3,500 vessels p.a.).
- An estimated 550,000 sea containers.
- 35,000 personal effects consignments.
- 180,000 used vehicles.
- 45 million mail items.
- 4.1 million passengers.
in accordance with biosecurity legislation and Biosecurity New Zealand standards.
Performance Measures
- Quarantine risk goods, packaging and conveyances imported via the cargo, mail and passenger pathways are identified and subsequently actioned in accordance with biosecurity legislation and Biosecurity New Zealand standards.
- Direct overseas aircraft and vessel arrivals are cleared in accordance with biosecurity legislation and Biosecurity New Zealand standards.
Cost
Outputs will be provided within the appropriated sum of $52.766 million. The appropriation is funded by $30.266 million revenue Crown and estimated third-party revenue of $22.500 million.
The output expenses within Vote Food Safety contribute to the following MAF intermediate outcomes:
- Policies and interventions to foster innovation and growth in the sectors.
- Effective and efficient regulatory regimes for the sectors.
- Maintained and enhanced market access for agricultural, food and forestry products and reduced market distortions resulting from trade rules and market interventions.
- Credible and trusted animal and plant product assurance.
- Balanced export and import regime covering the safety and suitability aspects of trade in animal and plant products.
- Safe and suitable food for New Zealanders.
Contact for Enquiries
Strategy and Performance Group
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0738
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