Priority pests for Australia

Reporting Obligation

List of Regulated Pests

Publication Date

01-01-1970

Last Updated

04-07-2022

Short Description

Regulated pests for Australia are identified in a number of pest risk analyses (PRAs) undertaken for a variety of purposes and are published on the department’s website. A list of priority plant pests of significant concern to Australia is also published on the department’s website together with a national priority list of exotic environmental pests, weeds and diseases. Australia is working to improve the effectiveness and consistency of pest risk analysis. A key step in this process is the development of the group PRA, which considers the biosecurity risk posed by groups of pests across numerous import pathways. Group PRAs for mealybugs, thrips and orthotospoviruses and scales are available on the department’s website and these identify the quarantine pests for Australia within these pest groups across multiple pathways. Pest risk analyses identify any pests posing risks that do not achieve Australia’s appropriate level of protection and phytosanitary measures required to reduce the risks to an appropriate level. Phytosanitary measures, if required, are published on the respective Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) case. If a pest is identified during on-arrival inspection of imported produce, Australia will take appropriate action to manage the risk posed by the pest. Australia works with exporting country national plant protection organizations (NPPO) in cases of repeated detections. In situations where NPPOs find pests in consignments destined for Australia and are uncertain about phytosanitary certification, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry would be happy to confirm the regulatory status for these pests in Australia. NPPOs can contact Australia’s IPPC contact point for more information ([email protected]).

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