Tradesperson or Contractor - General Biosecurity Duty

• If you SEE something during a visit to a site or property that is unusual or of biosecurity concern, such as potential exotic plant/animal pests, weeds or diseases, or invasive animal species:
  
  
• SECURE the site by restricting access (and limiting movement in the case of suspected animal diseases) AND take a photo, noting the location; and then
  
  
• REPORT it to the property owner or manager and Biosecurity Tasmania as soon as possible. 
  

• Before arrival at a property – contact the landowner or manager and determine whether there are any specific biosecurity protocols which you will need to follow.

• Ensure that your clothes, vehicles and equipment are clean on arrival and free of soil and plant material (such as weed seeds).
  

• Upon arrival – obey any biosecurity signage information and sign the visitor register if there is one in use.

• ​​Leave farm gates as you found them (i.e. open or closed), unless otherwise instructed by the property owner or manager, or signage. ​Report any damage to fences to the property owner/manager to prevent the escape or entry of livestock or other animals​​.
  

• Use designated laneways and tracks where possible, avoid travelling across agricultural production areas and ensure clothes, vehicles and equipment are clean prior to going off track into paddocks, bushland or similar.
  

• Ensure that agricultural and veterinary ​chemicals are used as per label, or applicable off-label permit (i.e. appropriately to minimise risk to human health, animal health, plant health and the environment). Find out more about AgVet chemical use in Tasmania. ​
  
  

• When you leave the property – make sure your vehicle and equipment are cleaned (if on-site facilities are available) or at a minimum ensure you clean down your vehicle and equipment before entering the next property. Carrying a basic, personal biosecurity kit is a good way of decontaminating vehicles, clothing and equipment. Recommended contents and instructions on putting a kit together can be found at the Farm Biosecurity website.
  

Importing items into Tasmania

• If you are purchasing goods from outside Tasmania for a client (seeds, plants and plant products, or some animal products such as semen) you need to check whether they are permitted to be imported into Tasmania. Visit the Biosecurity Tasmania website for more information.
  
  
• If you are importing equipment or machinery, you need to take all reasonable and practicable measures to ensure that they are cleaned and free of all soil, seeds and plant matter prior to arriving in Tasmania, as per Import Requirement 39 in the Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania. Some machinery, such as viticultural equipment, may have to meet additional import requirements.