Biosecurity is monitored to protect plant and animal health in Australia, and to protect the agricultural economy. Biosecurity Australia, an arm of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, provides policy advice and assessment.
As of 2007, Biosecurity Australia is conducting the following import risk assessments (IRAs):
Chicken Meat
Deer and Cervine Genetic material
Dogs and Cats
Edible Eggs and Egg Products
Ferrets
Freshwater Crayfish
Freshwater Finfish
Hides and Skins
Honeybee Semen
Horses from the Republic of South Africa
Horses with respect to Surra
Live Birds: Crowned Cranes, Flamingoes and Psittacines
Live Snakes
Nonviable Bivalve Molluscs
Pig Semen
Prawns and Prawn Products
Ruminant Semen from the Republic of South Africa
Wool, Hair and Bristles
Zoo Bovidae
Zoo Marsupials and Monotremes
Zoo Primates
Zoo Suidae and Dicotyidae from the European Union and North America
Allium
Bananas from the Philippines
Bulbs from Netherlands, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Israel
Citrus from Florida, USA and South Africa
Coniferous timber and wood packaging
Mushrooms
Unshu mandarins from Japan and South Korea
Biosecurity Australia has completed the following import risk assessments:
Bovine embryos and semen form Argentina and Brazil
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy policy
Camelids from Chile and Peru
Casings
Cooked chicken meat
Crocodile Meat from Zimbabwe
Dairy Products
Hatching eggs of ducks, hens and turkeys
Horses that are positive for Equine piroplasmosis
Lab rats and mice
Live and novel veterinary vaccines
Finfish
Pig Meat
Pigeons
Crocodiles
Rhinoceros from South Africa
Salmon
Scrapie
Stockfeed of plant origin
Felidae
Zoo Pinnipeds
Apples from New Zealand
Fuji apple from Japan
Mangoes from the Philippines
Ya Pear from China
Durian from Thailand
Korean Pear from Korea
Limes from New Caledonia
Longans and Lychees from China and Thailand
Maize from the United States
Mangosteens from Thailand
Pineapples
Sweetcorn seed for sowing from the United States
Table grapes from Chile and the United States
