Do Australia's biosecurity structural changes mean effective change for better or for worse?

The regulations governing the structure of Biosecurity safeguards in Australia for imported foods and other imports, have been operating for more than 12 months. When the Biosecurity Services Group was created, it was believed by many that it would take over the functions and responsibilities of Biosecurity Australia, but also incorporate many of the functions of the Product Integrity, Animal and Plant Health (PIAPH) division of the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) as well as the Quarantine and Biosecurity Policy Unit. This article discusses the effects of structural changes in Australia’s biosecurity system including further changes that have been mooted in the Beale Report recommendations and implemented since mid-2009.

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