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The Biosecurity Portal (BSP) is a jointly funded initiative between the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) and Plant Health Australia (PHA) to provide a centralised repository and gateway to online biosecurity information for collaboration and sharing. In essence, the BSP aims to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity research, surveillance, diagnostic and response capability, by enabling researchers, industry and governments, to collaborate, use expertise, share data, information, and generate intelligence using leading edge tools and technologies made available through the BSP’s online workspaces.

At the completion of the department’s development funding for the Biosecurity Portal there will be a self-supporting operational system (including hardware, software and maintenance) that can be marketed to researchers, industry and governments that delivers against its core purposes.

  • Collaborative workspaces and knowledge bases
  • Advanced workflow automation
  • Low cost web hosting services
  • Centralised information repositories and sharing

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Plant Health Committee Portal

PHC provides strategic scientific and policy advice to Australian governments on plant biosecurity, including in relation to the environment and social amenity, through National Biosecurity Committee (NBC), senior officials and ministers, and prioritises and coordinates national plant biosecurity activities by:

  • Coordinating the implementation of the NPBS and other national plant biosecurity policies, programs and strategies.
  • Delivering against priority areas as determined and / or tasked by NBC, including policy areas outlined in the IGAB.
  • Driving development of nationally consistent policies, programs and strategies on plant biosecurity that are based on sound science and risk analysis.
  • Establishing standards and coordinating the effective delivery of national plant biosecurity programs and activities across governments and industries.
  • Coordinating a regulatory framework for domestic trade in plants and plant products consistent with Australia's international obligations and principles for interstate trade.
  • Advising on new and existing policy issues; including emerging threats, innovations and challenges, and those arising from the implementation of the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed and the National Environment Biosecurity Response Agreement.
  • Reviewing and advising on plant biosecurity research, development and extension programs and activities to achieve optimal value from government and industry investment.
  • Engaging stakeholders in the strategic planning, policy development and implementation of government processes.
  • Collaborating with state and territory departments of primary industries, Plant Health Australia (PHA), sectoral committees and other bodies on relevant issues to ensure alignment, effective liaison and complementary work programs.
  • Identifying relevant capabilities and resource requirements for delivering strategic objectives for plant biosecurity.
  • Providing annual work plans and regular reporting, including referral of any issues requiring consideration, to NBC in accordance with NBC directives.
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For more information or assistanc​e contact t​​​​he admi​nistrator of t​he Plant Health Committee secretariat via email: phc@agriculture.gov.au