Plant health
The role of the Biosecurity SA Plant Health program is to reduce the risk of emergency plant pests affecting fruit and vegetable industries in South Australia by:
- ensuring early detection of fruit fly in South Australia and eradicating any fruit fly outbreaks efficiently and effectively
- minimising the chances of declared pests and disease entering South Australia through high level compliance and surveillance
- ensuring that commercial horticultural produce complies with current legislation and standards, including the requirements of the Plant Health Act 2009 and the South Australian Plant Quarantine Standard.
Biosecurity SA Plant Health consists of Plant Health Operations and the Plant Health Policy Unit, providing the vehicle for managing plant biosecurity in South Australia.
Biosecurity SA Plant Health consisting of Fruit Fly Operations and State Quarantine Services, provide the following services:
- inspection of horticultural produce and other host materials by Plant Health Inspectors
- monitoring the statewide fruit fly trapping grid
- incident response and eradication
- plant health certification and market access support
- accreditation of export compliance arrangements
- roadblock management, quarantine bins, pits and signage
- quarantine and area freedom surveys
- field inspections
- auditing of accredited compliance arrangements
- development and maintenance of standards
- compliance and investigations
- awareness and education including Hotline number for reporting suspected pest sightings
Biosecurity SA Plant Health Program works with several state and national peak bodies to develop and implement plant health policy and standards.
- Page URL: http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/biosecuritysa/planthealth/home
- Page Last Modified: January 14, 2013