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

​To contact by phone please call: 1300 368 550 or alternatively see below list to contact via email.

Importing animals, plants, seeds & seafood, bringing dogs to Tasmania and import restrictions 
​Biosecurity.Tasmania@nre.tas.gov.au

Animal Biosecurity
AnimalDisease.Enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au
Plant Biosecurity 
Biosecurity.Tasmania@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




reportit@rspcatas.org.au

​1300 139 947 

NRE Tasmania Reporting

welfarereporting@nre.tas.gov.au

​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 c​​​​​​​​ontacts


​Topic

​Email

​Phone

​Media Enquiries

NRETas.Media@nre.tas.gov.au


Plant Diagnostic Services

​PlantDiagnosticServices@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

ch​em​ical.enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au​
​​​

​03 6777 2133

Chemical Licensing

ch​em​ical.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​​