Public consultation on the Review of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) is closed.
How you had your say
The IGAB’s independent reviewer, Dr Michele Allan AO sought feedback from Australian biosecurity stakeholders on potential improvements to the IGAB.
Dr Allan invited feedback from a range of participants in the national biosecurity system, including:
Industry (including agricultural and environmental)
Representative bodies (e.g. peak bodies, environmental and community groups)
Non-government organisations
Communities and individuals
Research organisations
State, territory and local governments
Australian Government.
Who engaged
Dr Allan received 30 submissions to the discussion paper. We have published 24 submissions, as 6 responses were submitted in confidence.
The final report
The review is complete, and the final report is now available on the 2024 Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity Review web page. Updates on implementing the recommendations will be provided as they become available.