Australia Biosecurity Act 2015 - DAFF Import, Biosecurity Risk Assessment, and Compliance Framework

What Australia Biosecurity Act 2015 - DAFF Import, Biosecurity Risk Assessment, and Compliance Framework requires

The Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth) replaced the Quarantine Act 1908 and established Australia's modern biosecurity regime. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) administers the Act, supported by the Australian Border Force (ABF) at the border. The Act provides a risk-based framework: imported goods, vessels, aircraft, mail, and people must comply with biosecurity requirements to prevent pests and diseases entering or spreading in Australian territory. The BICON (Biosecurity Import Conditions) database specifies import conditions for all commodities. Biosecurity officers have broad powers including the right to inspect, detain, and destroy goods. Biosecurity emergency powers allow the Agriculture Minister to impose nationally binding emergency measures. Civil and criminal penalties apply to biosecurity contraventions. Biosecurity industry agreements (BIAs) allow industry to take responsibility for biosecurity risk management. Import permits are mandatory for all goods assessed as requiring conditions before entry.

Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Australian Government · Version: 2.0 · Last updated: 2026-05-10

Primary source: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/policy/legislation/biosecurity-legislation

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• Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth), No. 61 of 2015 - import conditions framework, biosecurity officer powers (Chapter 6), import permits (s.174), BIAs (Chapter 7), emergency powers (Chapter 10), penalties (Part 3 Chapter 11)
• Biosecurity Regulation 2016 (Cth) - implementing regulations for Biosecurity Act; commodity-specific import conditions; treatment requirements; first point of entry obligations

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