2023 Biosecurity Compliance Reporting

​​​​​​​​​​​Biosecurity compliance data is ​only available from Spring 2023 onwards.

Summer 2023

​The below compliance statistics represent data available between 1 December 2023 - 29 February 2024.​

​Border Biosecu​​rity D​​​etections Notices (BDN)

Total BDNs​ issued - 119
​Resulted in a caution letter
​70  
​Resulted in an infringement notice
49


​Regulatory Investigatio​​n Outcomes

​​Total investigation​s completed this quarter - 281
​Resulted in an educative outcome
70
​​Resulted in a caution outcome
35
​Resulted in an infringement notice
10
​Resulted in prosecution
166

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Court Proceedings

​Active prosecutions​
4
​New prosecutions this quarter0
​Currently referred to the Department of Public Prosecutions for consideration4


Magistrates Court Outcomes - Summer 2023/24

  1. ​​​Nil

Spring 2023 

​The below compliance statistics represent data available between 1 September 2023 - 30 Novem​ber 2023.

​Border Biosecu​​rity D​​​etections Notices (BDN)

Total BDNs​ issued - 128​​
​Resulted in a caution letter
73
​Resulted in an infringement notice
55
​Resulted in prosecution0


​Regulatory Investigatio​​n Outcomes

​​Total investigation​s completed this quarter - 58
​Resulted in an educative outcome
11
​​Resulted in a caution outcome
40
​Resulted in an infringement notice
7
​Resulted in prosecution
​0​​

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Court Proceedings

​Active prosecutions​
​New prosecutions this quarter
1  
​Currently referred to the Department of Public Prosecutions for consideration
3       


Magistrates Court Outcomes - Spring 2023

  1. ​​Numerous offences relating to poultry under Animal Welfare Act 1993, Animal Health Act 1995, and Biosecurity Act 2019. Recidivist offender. Convicted of nine charges – Penalty $2500. Must not hold more than 80 poultry for 2 years. ​​

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