The minimum commitments an industry organisation makes to deliver the
Deed outcomes are outlined in clause 3.2 of the Deed. Guidance
material has been prepared to assist industry organisations to
understand how these minimum commitments apply. This should help inform
industry organisations’ cost benefit analysis of signing the GIA Deed.
Minimum commitments are not cost-shareable. The guidance material will also assist industry organisations to understand what activities would be included or excluded from cost-sharing in an operational agreement for readiness or response activities. Clause 3.2 of the GIA Deed: Commitments
3.2.1 Minimum commitments for all Signatories to achieve Deed outcomes include:
a. Maintaining access to technical biosecurity capacity and capability.
b. Maintaining or improving the capacity to recognise and rapidly report the detection of any
unwanted organism.
c. Promoting awareness and use of mechanisms to report changes in New Zealand’s biosecurity
status.
d. Establishing and maintaining mechanisms to communicate between Signatories and with
relevant stakeholders.
e. Securing and maintaining sufficient resources to meet their commitments for the
administration of this Deed including annual meetings, consultation and decision-making.
f. Establishing or accessing the necessary capacity and capability to engage in processes to
implement this Deed, and any Operational Agreements developed.
3.2.2 Minimum MPI commitments to this Deed and its implementation include:
a. Maintaining a core competency to deliver effective response and readiness activities, including
diagnostic and investigation capability, and to negotiate market access.
b. Rapidly notifying potentially affected Signatories when a suspected unwanted organism is
detected in New Zealand.
c. Urgently establishing preliminary response arrangements consistent with Deed requirements
and any Operational Agreements that may be in place, including initiating decision-making,
cost sharing and impact/risk analysis processes.
d. Managing trade and market access issues arising from the detection of the unwanted
organism, and meeting international reporting obligations.
e. Representing the interests of non-Signatories and other stakeholders, including Maori.
f. Facilitating access for industry Signatories to Crown loans, as a last resort, to fund response
commitments under this Deed.
3.2.3 Minimum industry Signatory commitments to this Deed and its implementation include:
a. Being aware of the industry biosecurity risk profile and taking measures to manage the
biosecurity risks that industry is best placed to manage.
b. Communicating with industry membership, including Maori, on biosecurity in general to elicit
better biosecurity outcomes.
c. Working with MPI to integrate industry into response delivery programmes and processes.
d. Raising awareness of response arrangements described in the MPI response procedures and
policies.
e. Promoting early reporting of unwanted organisms to MPI.
f. Securing appropriately skilled and committed people to engage in readiness and response
activities, including technical and operational experts.
g. Raising awareness within their membership, of the GIA and the commitments that have been
made through this Deed and any Operational Agreement(s).