Emergency plant pests can be categorised into one of four categories. These categories are a measure of the public versus private benefit of eradicating them. The categories also reflect the relative cost sharing of affected industry and governments in the event of an incursion.
Category |
Description |
Funding share |
Category 1
Very high public impact |
Pest which if not eradicated would:
This category also covers situations where the pest has a very wide range of hosts including native flora and there is considerable uncertainty as to the relative impacts on the different crops. In short, it is almost impossible to properly determine which industries benefit from eradication and to what extent, and in any case, the incursion primarily affects native flora and/or amenity plants, and/or is a major nuisance if not a health risk to humans. |
100% government |
Category 2
High public impact |
Pest which if not eradicated would:
|
80% government 20% industry |
Category 3
Moderate public impact |
Pest which if not eradicated would:
|
50% government 50% industry |
Category 4
Mostly if not wholly private impact |
Pest which if not eradicated would:
|
20% government 80% industry |
What if the pest has not been categorised prior to an incursion?
In the event of an incursion involving an uncategorised emergency plant pest, cost sharing between affected industry parties and government will commence at 50:50 (Category 3) ratio until the pest is formally categorised.
The current list of categorised emergency plant pests is available in Schedule 13 of the EPPRD.
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