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Quarantine

Quarantine refers to the activities conducted at the border to prevent entry of biosecurity threats. Quarantine Tasmania is State-based and responsible for the quarantine barrier controls at all of the points of entry into Tasmania. This includes the clearance of passengers, cargo, mail, plants/plant products, animals/animal products, aircraft- and ship-waste. These clearance/inspection activities are supported by a team of quarantine officers and the use of detector dogs located at various points of entry throughout the State. Inspections and surveillance are undertaken to ensure compliance with legislation such as the Plant Quarantine Act 1997 and the Animal Health Act 1995.

Quarantine Tasmania also administers the Inland Fisheries Act 1996, the Gene Technology Act 2001 and the Nature Conservation Act 1997 at the barrier.

Quarantine Tasmania delivers not only State services but also Australian Government programs as well. The most notable of these is the range of duties undertaken to ensure that no pests, weeds or diseases are introduced to Australian Antarctic bases at Mawson, Davis and Casey.

Quarantine information on this site includes:

What Travellers Can Bring into Tasmania
What Travellers Can Take Out of Tasmania
Bringing Pot Plants into Tasmania
Importing Orchids into Tasmania
Plant Quarantine Manual Tasmania
Guidelines for importers seeking variation of import requirements detailed in the Plant Quarantine Manual
Prohibited Seeds
Prohibited Weeds - see the Weeds Index table for those weeds that are 'declared'.
Importing Animals
Notice of Intention to Import Seed or Grain
Notice of Intention to Import Plants or Plant Products
Plant Health Certificate

Further Information:

Contact: Quarantine Domestic

Phone: 03 6233 3352 (or 1800 084 881 for quarantine service in your state)
Fax: 03 6234 6785
Email: Quarantine.Enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.au

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This page - http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/LBUN-6S43WM?open - was last published on 8 September 2009 by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Questions concerning its content can be sent to BPI Enquiries by using the feedback form, by mail to GPO Box 44, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001, or by telephone to 03 6233 6634.

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