Western Australian Organism List

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) database allows you to search for organisms declared under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act). It is not a complete list of all organisms in Western Australia or their attributes. Use the database to find the legal status of organisms, control requirements, declared pest species and more.

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  • Aix galericulata 
    Family: Anatidae

    Common name: Mandarin Duck.

  • Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842 
    Family: Formicidae

    Synonyms: Amblyopone australis fortis Forel, 1910, Amblyopone australis foveolata Wheeler, 1927, Amblyopone australis minor Forel, 1915, Amblyopone obscura Smith, 1858.

  • Amrasca terraereginae (Paoli, 1936) 
    Family: Cicadellidae

    Synonyms: Empoasca maculata Evans, 1942, Empoasca terraereginae Paoli, 1936. Common names: cotton leafhopper, cotton jassid.

  • Anastrepha suspensa (Loew, 1862) 
    Family: Tephritidae

    Synonyms: Anastrepha longimaculata Greene, 1934, Anastrepha unipuncta Sein, 1933. Common names: greater Antillean fruit fly, Caribfly, Caribbean fruit fly.

  • Anomala varians (Olivier, 1789) 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Synonyms: Melolontha elata Fabricius, 1792, Melolontha varians Olivier, 1789. Common name: cockhafer of the plains.

  • Anoplocnemis phasianus (Fabricius, 1781) 
    Family: Coreidae

    Synonyms: Anoplocnemis erythronotus (Lichtenstein, 1796), Cimex phasianus Fabricius, 1781, Lygaeus erythronotus Lichtenstein, 1796, Lygaeus grossipes Fabricius, 1803, Lygaeus tumidipes Fabricius, 1803, Lygaeus varus Lichtenstein, 1796, Mictis castanea Dallas, 1852, Mictis dubia Dallas, 1852, Mictis.... Common name: coreid bug.

  • Anthochaera carunculata 
    Family: Meliphagidae

    Common name: Red Wattlebird.

  • Anthochaera lunulata 
    Family: Meliphagidae

    Common name: Western Little Wattlebird.

  • Aphthona scutellata (Baly, 1877) 
    Family: Chrysomelidae

    Synonyms: Aphthona cowleyi Blackburn, 1896, Longitarsus scutellatus Baly, 1877. Common name: Flea beetle.

  • Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier, 1836 
    Family: Apidae

    Common name: Africanised honey bee.

  • Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür, 1843) 
    Family: Miridae

    Synonyms: Apolygus concolor (Stichel, 1930), Apolygus declivis (Scholtz, 1847), Apolygus maculatus (Reuter, 1896), Apolygus volgensis (Becker, 1864), Capsus lucorum Meyer-Dur, 1843, Capsus volgensis Becker, 1864, Lygocoris (Apolygus) lucorum maculata Tamanini, 1982, Lygocoris (Neolygus).... Common name: small green plant bug.

  • Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826) 
    Family: Lumbricidae

    Synonyms: Allolobophora caliginosa (Savigny, in Cuvier 1826), Allolobophora nocturna Evans, 1946, Allolobophora trapezoides (Dugès, 1828), Allolobophora tuberculata (Eisen, 1873), Helodrilus (Allolobophora) caliginosus (Savigny, in Cuvier 1826), Helodrilus (Allolobophora) caliginosus....

  • Aporrectodea trapezoides (Dugès, 1828) 
    Family: Lumbricidae

    Synonyms: Allolobophora inflata Michaelsen, 1899, Allolobophora iowana Evans, 1948, Dendrobaena samarigera graeca Cernosvitov, 1938, Eophila augilensis Sciacchitano, 1932, Helodrilus (Helodrilus) mariensis Stephenson, 1917, Lumbricus capensis Kinberg, 1867, Lumbricus matutinus Weyenbergh,.... Common name: southern earthworm.

  • Aprasia striolata 
    Family: Pygopodidae

  • Apsylla cistellata (Buckton, 1896) 
    Family: Psyllidae

    Synonyms: Psylla cistellata Buckton, 1893, Psylla cistellata Buckton, 1896. Common name: Mango shoot gall psylla.

  • Apterothrips secticornis (Trybom, 1896) 
    Family: Thripidae

    Synonyms: Apterothrips subreticulata Bagnall, 1908, Thrips secticornis Trybom, 1896, Thrips subreticulatus Bagnall, 1908.

  • Atherigona apicemaculata Hennig, 1952 
    Family: Muscidae

    Common name: Shootfly.

  • Atherigona simplex (Thomson, 1869) 
    Family: Muscidae

    Synonyms: Atherigona bituberculata Malloch, 1925, Coenosia simplex Thomson, 1869. Common name: Shootfly.

  • Athetis striolata (Butler, 1886) 
    Family: Noctuidae

    Synonyms: Caradrina acallis Turner, 1903, Caradrina striolata Butler, 1886.

  • Atractomorpha crenulata (Fabricius, 1793) 
    Family: Pyrgomorphidae

    Common names: Tobacco grasshopper, Locust.

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Legal status

Each listed organism is declared under the Biosecurity Management act with certain legal requirements:

Declared Pest, Prohibited - s12

Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Permitted - s11

Permitted organisms must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported. They may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms.

Declared Pest - s22(2)

Declared pests must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported, and may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms. They may also be subject to control and keeping requirements once within Western Australia.

Permitted, Requires Permit - r73

Regulation 73 permitted organisms may only be imported subject to an import permit. These organisms may be subject to restriction under legislation other than the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Unlisted - s14

If you are considering importing an unlisted organism/s you will need to submit the name/s for assessment, as unlisted organisms are automatically prohibited entry into WA.

Control categories

Declared pests can be assigned to a C1, C2 or C3 control category under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013. Prohibited organisms can be assigned to a C1 or C2 control category, the control categories are:

C1 Exclusion

Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.

C2 Eradication

Organisms which should be eradicated from part or all of Western Australia.

C3 Management

Organisms that should have some form of management applied that will alleviate the harmful impact of the organism, reduce the numbers or distribution of the organism or prevent or contain the spread of the organism.

Unassigned

Unassigned: Declared pests that are recognised as having a harmful impact under certain circumstances, where their subsequent control requirements are determined by a Plan or other legislative arrangements under the Act.

Keeping categories

The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 (BAM Regs) specify prohibited and restricted keeping categories for the purposes of regulating organisms declared under the BAM Act. In regards to the purposes for which they can be kept, and the entities that can keep them for that purpose. A keeping permit is the administrative tool used to assign specific conditions to the keeping of an organism.

Prohibited keeping

Can only be kept under a permit for public display and education purposes, and/or genuine scientific research, by entities approved by the state authority.

Restricted keeping

Organisms which, relative to other species, have a low risk of becoming a problem for the environment, primary industry or public safety and can be kept under a permit by private individuals.

Exempt keeping

No permit or conditions are required for keeping. There may be other requirements under BAMA such as those required for entry of livestock, pigeons and doves, or waybill requirements for stock movement. An organism in the exempt keeping category may also be regulated by other legislation such as the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WCA), administered by DPaW.

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If the species you are interested in is not listed on WAOL you may request to have it assessed. Please contact the Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) on (08) 9368 3080 or email padis@dpird.wa.gov.au, and they will transfer you to the relevant person.