69CSteps in an IRA

#### 69C Steps in an IRA (1) A standard IRA must include the following steps: (a) the Chief Executive giving public notice of the start of the IRA; (b) Biosecurity Australia preparing and publishing a report to communicate the preliminary results of the IRA (draft IRA report); (c) Biosecurity Australia inviting the public to provide submissions on the draft IRA report; (d) Biosecurity Australia considering submissions received from the public and preparing and publishing a report to communicate the final results of the IRA (provisional final IRA report). (2) An expanded IRA must include the following steps: (a) the Chief Executive giving public notice of: (i) the start of the IRA; and (ii) whether a paper setting out issues that will assist with the assessment of the level of quarantine risk for the proposed importation (issues paper) will be produced by Biosecurity Australia; (b) if an issues paper is produced, Biosecurity Australia preparing and publishing that paper; (c) if an issues paper is produced, Biosecurity Australia inviting the public to provide submissions on the issues paper; (d) Biosecurity Australia considering submissions received in response to an invitation under paragraph (2)(c) and preparing and publishing a draft IRA report; (e) Biosecurity Australia inviting the public to provide submissions on the draft IRA report; (f) Biosecurity Australia considering submissions received from the public and revising the draft IRA report; (g) the Eminent Scientists Group examining and commenting on the draft IRA report; (h) Biosecurity Australia considering the Eminent Scientists Group’s comments and preparing and publishing a provisional final IRA report. (3) For an IRA, a failure to comply with a step required by subregulation (1) or (2) does not affect the validity of a report published by Biosecurity Australia in respect of the IRA. (4) The preparation and publication of a report under this Part is not required before a decision can be made as to whether an import permit may be granted under the Act. > Note 1: A provisional final IRA report may be the subject of non‑statutory review by an IRA Appeal Panel administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. It will be a final report when such review is no longer available or, if such review is undertaken, when that review has been completed and any findings of the Panel taken into account. > Note 2: The Chief Executive may make an administrative non‑statutory decision to conduct a risk analysis to which this Part will apply. If the Chief Executive chooses to conduct an IRA, he or she may determine whether it will be conducted in accordance with subregulation (1) or (2).