The department delivers a broad range of initiatives across the state including research and development to grow our agriculture industry and regulation and administration of biosecurity, food safety and animal welfare in NSW.
The department also has a range of responsibilities to prepare, respond to and assist in recovery from animal and plant biosecurity emergencies, natural disasters and other emergencies affecting the sector, as well as international market access support and export enhancement across a range of products and industries.
Further information
To read more information on this topic please view the Agriculture and Biosecurity webpages.
Permits 2024
- Group Biosecurity Emergency Permit (Murwillumbah and Wardell) 12/11/2024 (PDF 1.43MB)
- Group Biosecurity Permit dealings with Varroa Mite 18/10/24 (PDF 102.46KB)
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Group Biosecurity Emergency Permit (movement of birds for veterinary treatment) 11/7/24 (PDF 240.41KB)- Group Biosecurity Emergency Permit Sugarcane Harvest (movement to Condong Sugar Mill) 6/6/24 (PDF 202.52KB)
- Group Biosecurity Emergency Permit Sugarcane Harvest (movement to Broadwater Sugar Mill) 6/6/24 (PDF 182.15KB)
- Group Biosecurity Emergency Permit Sugarcane Harvest (movement to Harwood Mill) 6/6/24 (PDF 198.29KB)
- Group Biosecurity Emergency Permit Sugarcane Harvesting Machinery 6/6/24 (PDF 217.99KB)
- Group Biosecurity Emergency Permit Hay Fire Ants 3/6/24 (PDF 221.31KB)
- Group Biosecurity Permit - Pyricularia oryzae (rice blast) 15/2/24 (PDF 417.42KB)
Orders 2024
- Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 16) 2024 (PDF 622.87KB)
Published at 2:53pm on 26 November 2024 - Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 15) 2024 (PDF 624.76KB)
Published at 12:29pm on 15 November 2024 - Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 14) 2024 (PDF 623.02KB)
Published at 1:50pm on 12 November 2024 - Biosecurity (white spot disease – Evans and Richmond Rivers) Control Order (No 3) 2024 (PDF 1.66MB)
Published at 2:00pm on 11 November 2024 - Biosecurity Fire Ant Emergency Order (No 13) 2024 (PDF 483.62KB)
Published at 11:07am on 23 October 2024 - Biosecurity (Avian Influenza) Emergency Order (No 5) 2024 (PDF 353.35KB)
Published at 10:25am on 30 September 2024 - Biosecurity (Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus) Control Order (No.2) 2024 (PDF 253.2KB)
Published at 2:05pm on 20 September 2024 - Biosecurity Fire Ant Emergency Order (No 12) 2024 (PDF 643.94KB)
Published at 4:20pm on 19 September 2024 - Biosecurity (Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus) Control Order 2024 (PDF 391.29KB)
Published at 10:30am on 17 September 2024 - Biosecurity (Avian Influenza) Emergency Order (No 4) 2024 (PDF 357.39KB)
Published at 11:00am on 29 August 2024 - Biosecurity (Avian Influenza - ACT Region) Revocation Order 2024 (PDF 141.21KB)
Published at 11:00am on 29 August 2024 - Biosecurity Fire Ant Emergency Order (No 11) 2024 (PDF 632.42KB)
Published at 4:15pm on 22 August 2024 - Biosecurity (White spot disease - Evans and Richmond Rivers) Control Order (No 2) 2024 (PDF 562.13KB)
Published at 2:12pm on 6 August 2024 - Biosecurity Fire Ant Emergency Order (No 10) 2024 (PDF 615.68KB)
Published at 2:10pm on 6 August 2024 File
Biosecurity Fire Ant Emergency Order (No 9) 2024 (PDF 592.41KB)Published at 04:55pm on 17 July 2024
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Biosecurity Fire Ant Emergency Order (No 8) 2024 (PDF 621.62KB)Published at 01:08pm on 5 July 2024
Biosecurity (Avian Influenza ACT border) Emergency Order 2024 (PDF 436.02KB)
Published at 03:35pm on 28 June 2024
Biosecurity (Salmonella Enteritidis) Control Order 2024 (PDF 826.93KB)
Published at 11:50am on 28 June 2024
Biosecurity (Avian Influenza) Emergency Order (No 3) 2024 (PDF 524.63KB)
Published at 04:30pm on 27 June 2024
Biosecurity (Avian Influenza) Emergency Order (No 2) 2024 (PDF 444.45KB)
Published at 11:30am on 23 June 2024
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 7) 2024 (PDF 701.27KB)
Published at 2:48pm on 31 May 2024
Biosecurity (White spot disease - Evans and Richmond Rivers) Control Order 2024 (PDF 393.46KB)
Published at 6:16pm on 27 May 2024
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 6) 2024 (PDF 647KB)
Published at 12:35pm on 24 May 2024
Biosecurity (White spot disease - Evans River) Control Order (No 2) 2024 (PDF 432.63KB)
Published at 2:22pm on 10 May 2024
Biosecurity (White spot disease - Evans River) Control Order 2024 (PDF 264.81KB)
Published at 2:24pm on 9 May 2024
Biosecurity (Varroa Mite) Revocation Order 2024 (PDF 370.58KB)
Published at 5:05pm on 29 April 2024
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 5) 2024 (PDF 637.83KB)
Published at 3:54pm on 23 April 2024
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 4) 2024 (PDF 635.03KB)
Published at 10:05am on 19 April 2024
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 3) 2024 (PDF 535.42KB)
Published at 8:55pm on 7 March 2024
Biosecurity (Abalone viral ganglioneuritis) Control Order 2024 (PDF 258.5KB)
Published at 2:25pm on 24 February 2024
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 2) 2024 (PDF 795.06KB)
Published 5:20pm on 19 February 2024
Biosecurity (Varroa Mite) Control Order (No 2) 2024 (PDF 385.04KB)
Published 9:31am on 6 February 2024
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Amendment Order 2024 (PDF 216.48KB)
Published at 4:54pm on 23 January 2024
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order 2024 (PDF 1.18MB)
Published at 6:08pm on 20 January 2024
Published at 16:23pm on 16 January 2024
Orders 2023
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 4) 2023 (PDF 986.42KB)
Published at 5:41pm on 21 December 2023
Biosecurity (Varroa Mite) Emergency Order (No 49) 2023
Published at 6:10pm on 20 December 2023
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 3) 2023 (PDF 1.17MB)
Published at 12:48pm 7 December 2023
Erratum for Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No 3) 2023 (PDF 151.33KB)
Published at 2:36pm 12 December 2023
Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency Order (No. 2) 2023 (PDF 1.15MB)
Published at 5:45pm 27 November 2023
Biosecurity (Fire Ant New South Wales) Emergency Order 2023 (PDF 488.91KB)
Published at 7:35pm 25 November 2023
Biosecurity (Varroa Mite) Emergency Order
Published 20 October 2023