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07.16 澳大利亚政府准备出台新的《生态安全法案 2014》来保护澳大利亚
原文标题：Historic Biosecurity Bill 2014 to safeguard Australia
原文地址：http://www.maff.gov.au/Pages/Media Releases/biosecurity-bill-2014.aspx
农业部部长Barnaby Joyce于2014年7月7日宣布政府计划制定《生态安全法案 2014》用以替换已经执行了100年的《澳大利亚检疫法 1908》
部长说：“替换原有的法律将是我们生态安全系统中100年来最大的变化。”
“在检疫法颁布实施后的100年来生态安全的风险已经发生了显著的变化。在1908年，法律的制定者考虑的还主要是天花和其它疫情”
“在2012-2013年，澳大利亚农业部共处理了1.86亿封信件，接待了1600万的来访旅客，170万票海运货物及2600万票空运货物。
”越来越多的人员、动物、货物、船只正在通过澳大利亚边境进入这个国家，而且这一趋势还在增长中。
“只是在过去的10年，我们看到的航空旅客增长量为80%，海运集装箱增长量为82%，而散货增长量为16%。 所以后们需要制定法律不仅是为了保护我们的第一产业及环境，以防止病虫害的损害，还要用更加有效的方式来控制这些威胁。
意识生态安全系统的真正重要性，这一法案将致力于农业及健康的综合效果。新的生态安全法将简化及提高澳大利亚生态法律的效率同时，仍然能够保证对于澳大利亚人们、环境、动物的保护。
这个法案改进方面包括：
1. 各种经济实体为了符合法规规定所产生的成本将降低超过690万澳元，因为采用了更加清晰、简单，容易使用的法律体系以及改进的处理方式将使这一目标变得可能。
2. 新的权力将使联邦政府能够处理澳洲全境内的生态威胁，并帮助各州政府来控制全国范围内的病虫害威胁，也包括海洋范围内的威胁。
3.对于有企业及个人有历史记录的情况允许或禁止其进口货物或从事生态活动。而目前所有评估都是针对货物的评估。
部长说，让我们的生态管理系统及法律更新将惠及每一个人。
7 July 2014
Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, today announced the government’s plans to progress the Biosecurity Bill 2014 to replace the Quarantine Act 1908.
“Replacing the Quarantine Act will be the biggest change to our biosecurity system in more than one hundred years,” Minister Joyce said.
”The biosecurity risks Australia faces have changed significantly since the Quarantine Act was drafted in 1908 – a period when policy makers had at the forefront of their minds protecting Australia from outbreaks of small pox and the bubonic plague.
“In 2012–13, the Department of Agriculture cleared about 186 million international mail items, 16 million arriving international passengers, 1.7 million sea cargo consignments and 26 million air cargo consignments.
“More people, animals, goods and vessels are moving through Australia’s borders than ever before—and this is only going to increase.
“In the past decade alone, we’ve seen the volume of air passengers grow by 80 per cent, sea containers by 82 per cent and bulk cargo increase by 16 per cent—so we need legislation that not only safeguards our primary industries and our environment from the increased threat of pest and disease, but also allows us to manage these threats in the most efficient way.”
Recognising the true importance of our biosecurity system, the Bill will be administered by both the Agriculture and Health portfolios. The Biosecurity Bill 2014 will simplify and streamline Australia’s biosecurity laws whilst still ensuring the high standard of protection of Australia’s human, environmental and animal health that the community expects.
Some of the Bill’s improvements include:
a reduction of more than $6.9 million a year in business compliance costs because of clearer, easier to use legislation and the improved processes it will enable
new powers to allow the Commonwealth to respond to biosecurity risks within Australia and help state and territory governments manage a nationally significant pest or disease outbreak – including in our marine environment
allowing the general compliance history of a business or individual to be considered when deciding whether to let them import a good, or undertake biosecurity activities— whereas the current Quarantine Act only allows for assessment of the risks associated with the goods themselves.
“Getting our biosecurity system and the underpinning legislation updated will benefit everyone,” Minister Joyce said.
Minister Joyce acknowledged that this Bill was first introduced in 2012, referred to committee for inquiry, but never reported on, due to the proroguing of Parliament in 2013.
“A number of concerns were raised by stakeholders as a part of the inquiry process, many of which this government has already addressed, however I am committed to improving this important legislation further with ongoing targeted consultation before the Bill is introduced,” Minister Joyce said.
“For the Australian farmer, a strong biosecurity system means crops will be safer from exotic pests and livestock better protected from diseases such as foot-and-mouth—which a recent ABARES report found could cost our economy more than $50 billion over a decade.
“For the Australian economy, it means an increased capacity for sustained domestic production and international exports from a competitive and profitable agricultural sector.
“For the Australian community more broadly, it means everyone can continue to have confidence in the biosecurity systems which protect our nation.”
For more information on the Biosecurity Bill 2014, visit daff.gov.au/biosecuritylegislation.
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