Contact Us

Biosecurity Tasmania actively strives to meet the principles outlined in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania Strategic Plan 2022-2027. This commitment is informed by the Biosecurity Tasmania Customer Service Charter.

General enquiries

Topic	Email	Phone Number
Importing animals, plants, seeds & seafood, bringing dogs to Tasmania and import restrictions	Biosecurity.Tasmania@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6165 3777
Animal Biosecurity	AnimalDisease.Enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au
Plant Biosecurity	Biosecurity.PlantHealth@nre.tas.gov.au
Invasive Species	Biosecurity.Tasmania@nre.tas.gov.au
National Livestock Identification Scheme (NLIS) Livestock Traceability (NLIS, selling, moving livestock)	nlis.tas@nre.tas.gov.au
Food Safety	FoodSafety.Enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au

Emergency reporting

Topic	Email	Phone
Animal Welfare (Reporting) RSPCA NRE Tasmania Reporting	reportit@rspcatas.org.au	1300 139 947
Animal Welfare (Reporting) RSPCA NRE Tasmania Reporting	welfarereporting@nre.tas.gov.au	1300 139 947
Emergency Animal Disease Hotline		1800 675 888
Emergency Plant Disease Hotline		1800 084 881

Partner organisations

Topic	Email	Phone
Veterinary Board of Tasmania	vetboardtas@gmail.com	03 6239 6823 or 0400 848 661
Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority	enquiries@tdia.tas.gov.au	03 6478 4100

Useful contacts

Topic	Email	Phone
Media Enquiries	NRETas.Media@nre.tas.gov.au
Plant Diagnostic Services	Biosecurity.PlantHealth@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6165 3777
Seed Laboratories, Certification and Analysis	tss@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6777 2146
Animal Health Laboratories	specimenreception@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6777 2111
Aquatic Animal Health and Vaccines	CAAHV@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6777 2111
Bee Registrations, Permits for Beekeepers	Honeybee.Biosecurity@nre.tas.gov.au	0467 805 968
Shellfish Market Access Program	shellmap@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6165 3771
Agdia Sales Enquiries	susan.archer@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6165 3243
AGVET Chemicals and Chemical Spraying	chemical.enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6777 2133
Chemical Licensing	chemical.enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au	03 6777 2118

Postal address

Biosecurity Tasmania
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
GPO Box 44
Hobart TAS 7000

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General enquiries

Emergency reporting

Useful contacts