WEA Compliance Statistics

January 2006 - March 2006

Compliance statistics are dated for the last day of the quarter. Detected breaches relate primarily to late submission of compliance documents and exporter data entry errors in the Australian Customs system. These statistics will change as exporters supply further documentation.

Table 1 - Exporter non-compliance (summary)

Description	Compliant	Non Compliant	Total
Export Consents	17	34	51
Exporters	3	23	26

Table 2 - Exporter non-compliance

Description	Exporters	Consents	YTD* Consents
Incorrect/nonexistent WEA Consent number	2	3	7
Destination is inconsistent with WEA consent	0	0	1
Owner name is inconsistent with WEA consent exporter	0	0	2
AHECC code is inconsistent with shipping method	0	0	1
Departure date is outside WEA consent shipping period	0	0	1
Consignee is inconsistent with buyer on WEA consent application	0	0	3
Accumulated tonnage exported exceeds the WEA consent	1	1	2
Did not adhere to conditions of Quality Testing	22	31	69
Did not adhere to other WEA conditions (e.g. organic certificate)	22	33	33

Note 1: 'Exporters', 'Consents' and 'YTD Consents' include multiple shipments against individual consents.

Table 3 - Secretariat action against non-compliant exporters

Description	Jan-Mar	YTD*
Letter to exporter	22	43
Exporter response received	16	37
Explanation satisfactory - no further action	13	30
Awaiting additional information**	3	7
Explanation not satisfactory - referred for further investigation	0	0

*Year to date refers to October 2005 to present
Table 3 is as at 12/07/06 and will continually be addressed until all issues resolved.