Subcommittee for Market Access, Risk and Trade (SMART)

The Subcommittee for Market Access Risk and Trade (SMART) is a subcommittee of the Plant Health Committee (PHC). SMART was established in late 2022, replacing the Subcommittee on Domestic Quarantine and Market Access (SDQMA). The subcommittee has oversight of national functions for domestic trade in plants and plant products – this includes pest-risk assessment and domestic market access regulation. SMART, and domestic trade processes, are guided by the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs), the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity) and the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement). SMART membership is comprised of representatives from the Australian Government and state and territory governments. Jurisdictions nominate two members, one with risk-analysis expertise, the other market access policy or regulatory expertise. Observers include a representative from Plant Health Australia (PHA). SMART is chaired on a rotational basis.