PSNAP Membership Requirements

A person qualifies to be a member of the network, if the person is: 

• engaged in the surveillance for plant pests in Australia or New Zealand; or 
• a member or observer on PHC, SNPHS or their respective working groups; or 
• concerned with regulation of plant biosecurity surveillance, plant biosecurity or plant movements; 
• is based in Australasia-Pacific,

and the person meets at least one sub-criteria of the following:

• are an employee of an Australian or New Zealand government department that is responsible for biosecurity and undertaking a role relating to surveillance (policy, planning or operations); or 
• are directly involved in an industry-based biosecurity surveillance program (planning or operations); or 
• are working on a relevant research discipline in a research institution (government, university, museum or private research organisation); or 
• are a private surveillance consultant; or 
• can demonstrate input into community-based biosecurity surveillance program; or
• are a member of the National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostics Network (NPBDN) with an interest in surveillance.