Public consultation on the topic is closed.
Biosecurity protects Australia’s environment, agriculture, economy and communities from pests and diseases. Australia’s biosecurity system is under evolving pressure, owing to factors such as:
changes to trade and traveller patterns
rising costs and complexity of managing incursions
changing economic, environmental and geopolitical conditions.
To respond to these risks, we have proposed national biosecurity reforms.
The proposed reforms come from ongoing discussions with industry, producers, research bodies, community, First Nations representatives and governments. They build on progress we’re already making through the National Biosecurity Strategy.
In April, we released a discussion paper which outlined the proposed reform ideas. We invited stakeholder feedback, and this feedback will inform a reform roadmap for consideration by Australia’s Agriculture Ministers later this year.
How you had your say
Thank you for your contributions to discussions and submissions on national biosecurity reforms.
We engaged with a wide range of stakeholders across the biosecurity system to ensure diverse perspectives were captured.
This included:
National Biosecurity Committee sub-committees
peak industry bodies
producers
importers
exporters
natural resources management organisations
First Nations representatives
environmental organisations
research organisations
community stakeholders.
You gave feedback through:
• written submissions
• stakeholder meetings, briefings and forums
• one-on-one discussions.
What happens next
We will publish submissions, where permission has been provided, along with a summary of consultation shortly.
Feedback from this consultation is informing the development of a reform roadmap. The roadmap will help set clear national priorities, strengthen coordination across governments and stakeholders, and guide future action to improve the national biosecurity system.
Once the roadmap is delivered, we will continue consultation on individual projects as required throughout the delivery of the reforms.