Introduction to Movement Control

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Exotic Disease Response Training

• Introduction to Movement Control

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Session Outcome

• At the end of this session, you should be able
  to
• describe what Movement Control is
• name the roles in the Movement Control Group
• describe, at a high level, what those roles do,
  and
• explain where Movement Control fits into the
  Exotic Disease Response process.

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Training Agenda

• During this session we will cover

1. What is Movement Control?
2. Exotic Disease Response Roles Movement Control
   Group
3. What tasks they perform
4. Where Movement Control fits in the Exotic Disease
   Response process
5. Movement Control Terminology

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What is Movement Control?

• Preventing disease spread by Controlled Area
  notices and Restricted Place notices and their
  conditions.
• Also includes the processing of movement permits.
  Management of perimeter controls, hygiene
  barriers and signage, and the provision of
  conveyance decontamination sites.

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Response Policy

• Outlines the objectives for Movement Control and
  other teams
• Contains technical information about the Unwanted
  Organism
• Contains parameters for Zones
• Outlines what are risk goods for this response

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Controlled Area Notice

• Legal document issued by the Chief Technical
  Officer under Section 131 of the Biosecurity Act
  1993
• Contains details of Controlled Area boundaries
• Outlines risk goods and conditions / treatments
  for risk goods
• Outlines items that do not require a Movement
  Permit, that do require a Movement Permit and
  Prohibited Movements

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Movement Permitting - Areas and Zones
Checkpoints
Permits or prohibits the movement of risk goods
into or out of the Controlled Area, depending on
which zone the from and/or to place is located
within
Roadblocks
Controlled Area
Restricted Places
Protection Zone
Infected Zone
Surveillance Zone
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Risk Goods
Other Items
Any goods that may contain, or interfere with the
management of, an unwanted organism
Animal Products
Susceptible Non- susceptible Animals
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Controlled Area
An area that the Chief Technical Officer has
declared a Controlled Area under and for the
purpose of Section 131 of the Biosecurity Act
1993
Controlled Area
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Protection Zone
A specific area within a Controlled Area. The
Protection Zone is the area in the immediate
vicinity of all known infected places, within
which the highest level of Biosecurity applied to
prevent further spread of infection
Controlled Area
Restricted Places
Protection Zone
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Infected Zone
An infected zone is the largest area in which
current evidence and analysis for transmission
risks suggest infected places may be present
Controlled Area
Restricted Places
Protection Zone
Infected Zone
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Surveillance Zone
The area near infected places, considered
sufficient to encompass the properties at risk
through more remote spread mechanism
Controlled Area
Restricted Places
Protection Zone
Infected Zone
Surveillance Zone
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Checkpoints
Checkpoints
A portion of road managed so that some or all
vehicles passing through can be stopped and
checked for risk goods
Controlled Area
Restricted Places
Protection Zone
Infected Zone
Surveillance Zone
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Roadblocks
Checkpoints
Roadblocks
A physical barrier completely blocking a road to
prevent the movement of all vehicles
Controlled Area
Restricted Places
Protection Zone
Infected Zone
Surveillance Zone
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Single Movement Permit
1) Farmer A sold stock to Farmer B 2) Makes
Request for movement 3) Movement Permit
Issued 4) Stock Transported to Farmer B with
Valid Movement Permit
B
A
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Multiple Movement Permit

1. Milk Processing Company has many vehicles that
   make many stops within the Controlled Area
2. Request for Multiple Movement Permit
3. Multiple Movement Permit Issued
4. Milk Tankers make pickups as outlined in the
   Multiple Movement Permit
5. Audited

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Movement Control Response Roles
Movement Control Manager
Movement Permitting Coordinator
Checkpoint Patrol Coordinator
Vehicle Treatment Coordinator
Administration Coordinator
Movement Permitting Team Leader
Checkpoint Team Leader
Patrol Team Leader
Vehicle Treatment Team Leader
Admin Team Leader
Call Center Operator
Checkpoint Officer
Patrol Officer
Vehicle Treatment Operator
Administration Officer
Movement Permitting Officer
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Movement Permitting Coordinator

• Establish a functioning movement permitting
  capability for an incursion response
• Coordinate the permitting of allowable movements
  of people, animals, vehicles and materials into,
  within and from a Controlled Area
• Liaise with officials in high volume, frequent
  movement industries
• Prepare recommendations for changes to movement
  restrictions as the probability of disease spread
  changes
• Resolve permitting requests for unique movements,
  and
• Monitor and report on movement permitting outputs

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Movement Permitting Team Leader

• Lead a group of people in receiving, recording,
  evaluating and processing movement requests
  during an incursion response
• Make decisions on movement requests for which no
  policy exists, and
• Audit multiple movement permit holders for
  compliance with permit conditions

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Movement Permitting Officer

• Receive, record, evaluate and process movement
  requests during an incursion response and,
  perhaps
• Audit multiple movement permit holders for
  compliance with permit conditions.

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Call Center Operator

• Receive and log calls from the public requesting
  permits to move themselves, vehicles, livestock
  and/or products into, from or within a Controlled
  Area.

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Checkpoint Patrol Coordinator

• Control or prevent the spread of disease by
  making provision for the detection of
  unauthorised or suspect movement of people,
  animals, vehicles and products into, within and
  out of a Controlled Area
• Coordinate the acquisition and deployment of
  sufficient, adequately trained and briefed
  checkpoint and patrol personnel, resources and
  equipment
• Liaise with Police and roads authorities on the
  provision, locating and manning of checkpoints
  and patrols, and
• Monitor and report on unauthorised movements.

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Checkpoint Team Leader

• Lead a group of people manning established
  checkpoints to prevent any unauthorised movement
  of vehicles, livestock or materials into or from
  a Controlled Area, and
• Liaise with Police and roads authorities
  personnel in the establishment and operation of a
  checkpoint.

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Patrol Team Leader

• Lead a group of people conducting mobile patrols
  to identify any unauthorised movement of
  vehicles, livestock or materials within a
  Controlled Area.

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Exotic Disease Response Process

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Movement Control Terminology

• From Place the property the movement originates
  at
• To Place the property the movement is to
• Standstill the cessation of movement of
  susceptible stock, potentially contaminated
  goods, equipment or fomites

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Session Summary

• During this session we covered

1. What is Movement Control?
2. Exotic Disease Response Roles Movement Control
   Group
3. What tasks they perform
4. Where Movement Control fits in the Exotic Disease
   Response process
5. Movement Control Terminology