We play a crucial role in ensuring that the legislative and policy settings are in place to support the best practice management of biosecurity risks. We work with other jurisdictions to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from biosecurity incursions and incidents.
We work alongside our local delivery partner, Local Land Services, and the industry to educate the community, land managers, and other stakeholders about how to achieve good biosecurity outcomes and manage and mitigate pests, diseases, and weeds.
We develop statewide strategies and tools to help people manage their biosecurity risks and support compliance and enforcement activities.
Our world-class diagnostic and research facilities underpin biosecurity research and innovation, leading national programs that drive continuous improvement in biosecurity outcomes.
We are also the combat agency for biosecurity emergencies in the state.
Legislation
The Acts and supporting instruments to support the governance and administration of biosecurity in NSW.
Emergency management
We help you prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from biosecurity threats, natural disasters and other emergencies.
Laboratory services
Our laboratories provide trusted testing services in chemistry, animal health and plant health.
Biosecurity Policies and Procedures
Policies
Procedures
Factsheets on the Biosecurity Act
Biosecurity Act 2015 factsheets
These factsheets provide an overview of key elements and principles of the Biosecurity Act, summary of management tools and management arrangements for a range of biosecurity risks. More detailed information is available in the Biosecurity Regulation 2017, Biosecurity Order (Permitted Activities) 2019 and other documents at Biosecurity legislation.
- Abandoned and neglected horticultural enterprises (PDF, 268.7 KB)
- Accessing a property in a biosecurity emergency (PDF, 195.9 KB)
- Bananas (PDF, 688.3 KB)
- Bees (PDF, 473.7 KB)
- Biosecurity Act FAQs (PDF, 444.7 KB)
- Biosecurity Come Clean Go Clean poster (PDF, 292.5 KB)
- Biosecurity notification (PDF, 84.7 KB)
- Biosecurity overview (PDF, 445.7 KB)
- Biosecurity zone (PDF, 127.2 KB)
- Bushwalking (PDF, 85.0 KB)
- Cattle (PDF, 482.1 KB)
- Citrus fruits and plants (PDF, 665.1 KB)
- Compensation (PDF, 127.6 KB)
- Control Order (PDF, 128.9 KB)
- Emergency Order (PDF, 123.3 KB)
- Fees under Biosecurity Act (PDF, 187.3 KB)
- Fodder and the general biosecurity duty (PDF, 272.5 KB)
- General biosecurity duty with diagram (PDF, 456.0 KB)
- Goats (PDF, 909.5 KB)
- Landholder Biosecurity and Utility Service Providers (PDF, 130.6 KB)
- Minimising the risk of visitors to your farm (PDF, 571.9 KB)
- National Livestock Identification System (PDF, 122.5 KB)
- New NLIS Pig requirements (PDF, 277.2 KB)
- Oysters (PDF, 618.9 KB)
- Phylloxera (PDF, 762.1 KB)
- Primefact - Biosecurity and land access considerations for explores, miners and landholders (PDF, 312.8 KB)
- Poultry (PDF, 748.2 KB)
- Queensland fruit fly (PDF, 755.6 KB)
- Recreational fishing and the general biosecurity duty (PDF, 301.8 KB)
- Recreational hunting (PDF, 99.4 KB)
- Shearing (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Sheep (PDF, 700.2 KB)
- Stock Foods Regulation (PDF, 82.7 KB)
- Straying stock (PDF, 159.2 KB)
- Training FAQs (PDF, 325.4 KB)
- Turf and the general biosecurity duty (PDF, 259.8 KB)
- Weed management on roads (PDF, 120.9 KB)
- Weeds (PDF, 595.2 KB)
- Your requirements when visiting a farm (PDF, 497.2 KB)