2024 Biosecurity Compliance Reporting

​Summer 2024

​The below compliance statistics represent data available between 1 December 2024 – 28 February 2025.​

Border Biosecur​​ity ​Detection Notices (BDN)

Total BDNs issued - ​103
Resulted in a caution letter36
Resulted in an infringement notice67


Regulatory Inves​​tigations

Total investigations completed this quarter - ​​179
Resulted in an educative outcome90
Resulted in a caution outcome21
Resulted in an infringement notice4
No further action64


Court Proce​​edings

Active prosecutions​​5
New prosecutions this quarter0
Currently referred to the Department of Public Prosecutions for consideration
1

​Magistrates Court Outcomes - Summer 2024/25

  • Nil​


Spring 2024

The below compliance statistics represent data available between 1 September 2024 – 30 November 2024.​

Border Biosecur​​ity ​Detection Notices (BDN)

Total BDNs issued - ​84
Resulted in a caution letter38
Resulted in an infringement notice46


Regulatory Inves​​tigations

Total investigations completed this quarter - ​​296
Resulted in an educative outcome33
Resulted in a caution outcome21
Resulted in an infringement notice2
No further action240


Court Proce​​edings

Active prosecutions​​4
New prosecutions this quarter1
Currently referred to the Department of Public Prosecutions for consideration
23

​Magistrates Court Outcomes - Spring 2024

  • Nil

Winter 2024

​​​The below compliance statistics represent data available between 1 June 2023 – 31 August 2024.

Border Biosecur​​ity ​Detection Notices (BDN)

Total BDNs issued - ​56
Resulted in a caution letter39
Resulted in an infringement notice17


Regulatory Inves​​tigations

Total investigations completed this quarter - ​​245
Resulted in an educative outcome87
Resulted in a caution outcome64
Resulted in an infringement notice11
No further action83


Court Proce​​edings

Active prosecutions​​3
New prosecutions this quarter1
Currently referred to the Department of Public Prosecutions for consideration
2​

​Magistrates Court Outcomes - Winter 2024

  1. Import Restricted Material – Contested Infringement Notice. Penalty upheld - $195​​​​

​​​​​Autumn 2024

The below compliance statistics represent data available between 1 March 2024 – 31 May 2024.

Border Biosecur​​ity ​Detection Notices (BDN)

Total BDNs issued - ​28
Resulted in a caution letter13
Resulted in an infringement notice15


Regulatory Inves​​tigations

Total investigations completed this quarter - ​​101
Resulted in an educative outcome43
Resulted in a caution outcome31
Resulted in an infringement notice19
No further action 8


Court Proce​​edings

Active prosecutions​​ 4
New prosecutions this quarter0
Currently referred to the Department of Public Prosecutions for consideration2​

​​​Magistrates Cou​​rt Outcomes - Autumn 2024

  • 1. Nil​



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