Accreditation for Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA) and Compliance Arrangement (CA)
Australian businesses can apply for accreditation under the Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA) scheme or the Compliance Arrangement (CA) scheme.
Accreditation is an arrangement between your business and Biosecurity SA that allows you to issue Plant Health Assurance Certificates (PHAC) for your produce in accordance with an operational procedure.
PHACs are accepted in all states and the Northern Territory. They have the same legal authority as Plant Health Certificates (PHC) issued by government inspectors.
ICA arrangements allow you to export your produce to any state in Australia that accepts the ICA. CA's in general allow you to export your produce to a single state or territory and are used for import clearance in South Australia or other special or limited arrangements.
Apply for ICA and CA accreditation
Accreditation is required for each ICA and CA operational procedure that you need to meet your quarantine requirements. Read the relevant operational procedure and decide whether the accrediation will meet your requirements.
Complete a separate application form for each operational procedure.
Download the ICA and CA operational procedure application forms.
Forward completed application forms to the:
Interstate Certification Assurance Officer
Biosecurity SA Plant Health
33 Flemington Street
Glenside SA 5065
Applications must be lodged at least 10 working days before the date you would like to start certifying your produce.
Accreditation must be renewed each year.
ICA and CA accreditation fees
Plant Health Services fees were published in the South Australian Government Gazette No. 26 5 May 2022 pp. 1056–1059 and are listed below. More information about fees can be found in the Plant Health Regulations 2022.
Plant health services fees and charges
Plant health services fees and charges
All fees include GST except where exempt (indicated by *)
Accreditation | |
| Accreditation application | $488.00* |
| Annual return | $192.00* |
| Late annual return | $288.50* |
| Accreditation variation | $96.00* |
| Audits (per hour) | $167.00 |
| Audit travel (per hour) | $167.00 |
| Plant health assurance certificate book (PHAC) | $38.50 |
Importers | |
| Importer registration application | $192.00* |
| Importer annual return | $105.00* |
| Importer late annual return | $201.50* |
| Importer registration variation | $52.50* |
| Import/diagnostic sample permit | $70.00* |
Inspections/travel | |
| Inspection/travel (per hour) | $167.00 |
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After hours fee weekdays PLUS inspection/travel time (per hour) |
$252.00* $252.00 |
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After hours fee weekends/public holidays – with notice PLUS inspection/travel time (per hour) |
$335.00* $335.00 |
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After hours fee weekends/public hols – with no notice PLUS inspection/travel time (per hour) |
$419.00* $419.00 |
| After hours travel (weekdays, per hour, 3 hours maximum cap) | $252.00 |
| After hours travel (weekends/public holidays, per hour, 3 hours maximum cap) | $335.00 |
| Minimum charge – office (per hour) | $167.00 |
| Plant health certificate | $38.50 |
| Plant health import certificate issue fee | $122.00 |
Surveys | |
| Survey inspection/travel (per hour) | $167.00 |
Audit and inspection fees and charges will be combined where possible. Hourly charges are calculated in 6-minute intervals.