WHAT THE GROUP DOES

The Domestic Quarantine and Market Access Working Group ensures that the development of domestic market access conditions for plants and plant products in Australia are:

  • technically justified to minimise regulatory burdens on industry
  • coordinated and harmonised (aligned and compatible), where possible, across the country and regions, and
  • consistent with Australia's international import and export market access conditions and policies.

HOW TO ENGAGE THE GROUP

Members of Australia's plant industries are welcome to engage the Domestic Quarantine and Market Access Working Group. Members can do this either as individuals or as a group.

There is no charge to industry for engaging the working group.

The information you need to engage the working group is contained in the indented links on the left side of this page.

LATEST NEWS

Presentations to the group

On Thursday, 15 October 2009, DQMAWG members were addressed by Ms Sandy Hathaway from the National Vine Health Steering Committee (NVHSC) and Mr Rob Duthie, Technical Advisor for Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL). Ms Hathaway discussed inconsistencies in domestic movement controls for Phylloxera risk items. Mr Duthie talked about the newly created Office of Horticulture Market Access (OHMA) and the Horticulture Market Access Committee (HMAC). DQMAWG has requested HAL consider a DQMAWG representative on HMAC.


National ICA Protocol ICA-38 - Inspection of Fruits and Vegetables (post harvest), Live Plants (in pots), Cut flowers and Foliage for Melon Thrips


DQMAWG approved the draft National ICA Protocol ICA-38, subject to further clarification for Western Australia. Queensland will now develop a draft ICA Operational Procedure based on the requirements of the protocol for approval by CSWG, in accordance with Section 8 of the Rules for the Operation of the ICA Scheme.