The primary piece of legislation which regulates live fish imports to Tasmania is the Animal Health Act 1995.

Other legislation that can have a bearing on fish imports includes the Inland Fisheries Act 1995, the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 and, to a lesser extent, the Nature Conservation Act 2002.

To assist importers in understanding legal requirements specific to them and the type of fish they intend to import, this section of the website has been divided into two parts:

Live Freshwater Fish

and

Live Marine Fish​