At its recent Industry Summit the Department of Immigration
& Border Protection (DIBP) stressed a collaborative approach
which continues a shift from a pure compliance and enforcement
focus to one of working with industry to facilitate fast and
seamless movement of legitimate trade. The Industry Summit, like
the DIBP itself, was broad reaching. But for the Australian trade
community, the following are some interesting points that came out
of the Industry Summit.
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Overall framework at the border
The government wants to see fast border clearance with minimal
interference, to support business growth. Business, represented by
peak body Australian Industry Group, wants stability,
predictability and ease at the border, to enable business to
compete globally. The priority of the ABF is to manage and
facilitate these expectations for legitimate trade, balanced
against the need for community security.
