Decision Brief On Accredited Assessor Measures.

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In June 2019, Department of Agriculture staff discussed concerns raised by parliamentary scrutiny regarding proposed accredited assessor measures. Email exchanges between officials show they were developing a potential assessor scheme with details to be mandated in legislation, addressing questions about whether offence provisions belonged in regulations versus primary legislation. One official noted the scrutiny concern centred on the scheme being "ill-defined" in primary legislation rather than the offence provision itself. A colleague provided initial analysis on potential assessor scheme requirements. However, the measure was subsequently shelved pending further development, with one official advising against pursuing it at that time. The correspondence demonstrates internal deliberation on regulatory design and legislative architecture for the accredited assessor framework.