Recent and Emerging Issues for Inspection Services Group FBIA General Meeting Carlos Solorzano July 2018
Agenda • Overview of Inspection Services Group (ISG) Operations • On-going Changes / Demand for Inspection Services • ISG Initiatives • Working Together to Improve Efficiencies • Feedback / Questions
ISG – What We Do • ISG comprised of approx. 1200 staff / largest group in department • Encompasses biosecurity officers, imported food officers & export control officers • Service all capital cities, significant regional out-ports & AUS offshore territories • Inspectorate also conduct offshore inspection activities associated with Military Operations / Perishable Inspections • Perform import/export inspections at airports, seaports, mail centres and third party premises • There are currently 60 Imported Food Accredited Officers within ISG servicing the IFIS (5 % ISG staff)
Changes in Demand for Inspectorate Biosecurity • Prawn: biosecurity enhanced inspections (raw/cooked) • Military Exercise: Talisman Sabre (March – July 2019) • Reduction in Offshore Perishable Deployments (US/NZ) • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB): September – April IFIS • Food Safety Incidents: potential holding orders / increased inspection / testing • Surveillance food: inspection increase / legislative requirements (April 2018) • Increments in Regional Port Inspections
Service Charter – General Cargo
Service Charter – Imported Food Days April – June Quarter
ISG – Initiatives Continuing to increase IF accreditations • Establishing an environment of flexible deployment and cross • skill sets (Work Locations / FWAs) Establishing collaborative processes internally and externally • to improve outcomes for clients (i.e. inspection allocation times / increased inspection capacity) Management of biosecurity risk through more effective • targeting and intervention Implementation of resource strategies to meet demand • (casuals, overtime, interstate resourcing & routine rescheduling)
Industry Assistance Investigate options to conduct inspections between 6.30am – 6.30pm • Where advantageous, request dual accredited inspectors (e.g. cooked • prawns, perishable inspections) Acknowledgement of demand drivers & enhance communication and • accountability in booking protocols (i.e. requests for am/pm, to meet & assurance on consignment arrival for inspection) Large numbers of IF cancellations lead to inefficiencies and costs to all • parties (documentation required in the IFCC, identification of lines, seals intact / IF inspections, Provision of documentation, etc.) Assistance to draw samples from oversized / frozen food (large wheels • of cheese, frozen whole tuna and meat product)
Questions / Feedback ?
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