Alerts
12/18/2008 - Release of Beale Report
BRIEF:
Review of Australia's Quarantine and Biosecurity Arrangements - Report and Australian Government Preliminary Response
On 19 February 2008, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon. Tony Burke MP announced a comprehensive, independent review of Australia's quarantine and biosecurity arrangements.
This review included, but was not limited to, a wide-ranging assessment of the functions of the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service and Biosecurity Australia. The review was undertaken by an independent panel of experts chaired by Mr Roger Beale AO, a Senior Associate with the Allen Consulting Group. Mr Beale was joined on the panel by Dr Jeff Fairbrother AM, Mr Andrew Inglis AM and Mr David Trebeck.
On 30 September 2008, Mr Beale provided the panel's report - One Biosecurity: a working partnership, to the Minister.
Minister Burke released the report, along with the Australian Government's preliminary response on 18 December 2008.
Full details can be found at http://www.daff.gov.au/about/publications/quarantine-biosecurity-report-and-preliminary-response