The Australian Government is currently operating in caretaker mode. This website is hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. We will continue to gather stakeholder feedback during the caretaker period to inform our future advice to government following the election.

Public consultation on the review of the biosecurity risks of imported dairy products is closed.

The final report has now been published.

How you had your say

We sought feedback from people about the second draft report for the Import risk review for dairy products for human consumption.

We invited feedback from people, organisations and industry groups across the dairy industry and dairy import sector.

This included:

  • dairy importers

  • dairy exporters

  • dairy farmers.

Who engaged

Over 40 people, organisations and industry groups participated in the review consultation process.

Survey

8 responded through our survey.

What happens next

After the final report is released, we expect a transition period of at least 12 months to implement the new biosecurity measures. During this time, trade in dairy products will continue under current arrangements while new health certificates are negotiated.

Any new import conditions will be published on the Australian Biosecurity Import Conditions database (BICON). Register in BICON to receive an alert when we publish the import conditions.

More information on the final report can be found on the department’s website.

Timeline

  • Consultation opened
    closed

    31 January 2023

  • Consultation closed
    closed

    14 April 2023

  • Second draft report released for feedback
    closed

    18 April 2024

  • Survey on second draft report closed
    closed

    17 June 2024

  • Final report released
    current

    4 March 2025

Final Report

Import risk review for dairy products for human consumption – final report [PDF] | [DOCX]


Second draft report

Import risk review for dairy products for human consumption: second draft report [PDF 1.69 MB] | [Word 1.64 MB]

First draft report

Import risk review for dairy products for human consumption - first draft report [PDF 1.82 MB] | [Word 1.62 MB]