Biosecurity & quarantine

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) works with primary industries to safeguard our agricultural resources from biological threats and to maintain our export opportunities.

The State’s reputation is underpinned by a comprehensive biosecurity and quarantine system, developed and operated by DAFWA.

DAFWA is involved with:

creation of surveillance and diagnostic programs
animal and plant risk assessments
importing and exporting requirements
creating mechanisms to respond to incursions
livestock movement and identification
development and maintenance of biosecurity and quarantine legislation.

To find out more about what we do to protect agricultural production and export opportunities within the State please search our website.

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Articles

Psa of kiwifruit: Declared pest

27 June 2019

Psa (Pseudomonas syringae pv.
Skeleton weed: declared pest

13 September 2013

Skeleton weed (Chondrilla juncea L.) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).
Cattle IFS Research and Development Projects

4 November 2013

The WA Cattle Industry, via the Cattle Industry Funding Scheme provides research and development grant funding for projects that support health, welfare, production, and commerce benefits at a whol
Welfare decisions for sheep and cattle

5 February 2015

At times such as during drought, sheep and cattle are subject to dramatic loss in body condition due to reduced feed intake.
Biosecurity alert: Pokeweed

6 December 2018

Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is a declared plant that is toxic to both humans and livestock.
Quarantine - moving to WA

6 January 2014

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, through Quarantine WA, enforces quarantine laws that must be considered if you plan to move to WA.
Importing cattle from the Northern Territory: Inspection Point requirements and criteria for application for exemption from entry point inspection

2 November 2023

This page provides information about livestock import inspection point requirements, and the criteria for the application for exemption of imported cattle presentation to the entry inspection point
Quarantine import restrictions

6 December 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) through Quarantine WA has the power to detain any goods that are deemed risk items or goods which are not accompanied by the co
Quarantine - organisms and potential carriers

12 December 2013

Under biosecurity legislation, any item that poses a biosecurity risk should be referred to quarantine inspectors for assessment.
Quarantine WA border checkpoints

28 October 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Quarantine WA service operates border checkpoints as a first line of defence against incursions of unwanted pests, weeds and