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Australian Fruit Fly Technical Advisory Subcommittee (AFFTAC)

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The AFFTAC is a subcommittee of the Plant Health Committee (PHC). It oversees Australia’s National Fruit Fly Management Protocol (ANFFMP) for the PHC. The AFFTAC supports delivery of relevant schedules under the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB). The AFFTAC oversees the maintenance, development and implementation of the ANFFMP to ensure: - a nationally coordinated approach to surveillance and management for fruit flies - the ANFFMP is technically justified - the ANFFMP is consistent with Australia’s international import and export market access conditions and policies.

Further information

  • Type of Body

    J. Inter-jurisdictional and international bodies

  • Established By / Under

    Committee, Council, Board, Forum

  • Established By/Under More info

    Plant Health Committee

  • Paid Members?

    No

  • Max No. of Board/Committee Members

    9

  • Classification

    D. Other governance relationship

  • Creation Date

  • Postal Address

    GPO Box 858
    Canberra ACT 2601
    Australia

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