Strategies & Policy
National Fruit Fly Strategy
Since the project's conception in 2006 Plant Health Australia (PHA), in collaboration with federal, state and territory governments and industry partners, has been facilitating the development and implementation of the draft National Fruit Fly Strategy.
The draft NFFS aims to develop a viable, cost effective and sustainable national approach to fruit fly management with all stakeholders committed to the national policy that underpins this approach. The strategy builds on the substantial investments made over many years by industry and governments on operational, regulatory, research and development and market access programs to manage fruit fly.
The draft NFFS was released by the Federal Minister for Agriculture in November 2008 following two years of consideration by multiple stakeholders. The draft strategy contains 20 recommendations and 80 strategies across major operational, policy and research areas.
The draft NFFS was released by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in November 2008. An Implementation Committee was then formed under the Chair of Mr. Paul Hickey to develop an Action Plan to guide implementation of the NFFS. This Action Plan, which was released in April 2010, is designed to implement critical recommendations and strategies contained in the draft NFFS.
Click here to download a copy of the draft NFFS.
The Solution - The NFFS Implementation Action Plan
In 2009, a new expert based NFFS Implementation Committee independently chaired by Paul Hickey developed the NFFS Action Plan (AP). Industry and government experts collated the plan and following broad public consultation, released the final NFFS AP in April 2010.
The NFFS AP is designed to bring about enhanced market access through the provision of a new and improved, resource efficient, nationally integrated approach to fruit fly management in Australia.
The NFFS AP sets out 15 broad project initiatives across the commodity supply chain and proposes a national governance structure.
Click here to download a copy of the NFFS Implementation Action Plan.
The following links provide further information on the NFFS initiative:
Background to the project - The development of the NFFS.
National Fruit Fly-Related Activities Stocktake 2003-08 - A stocktake undertaken by the Australian Government Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer on the expenditure on fruit fly related activities and projects over five years from 2003 to 2008.
