About AQIS
The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) is part of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).
AQIS manages quarantine controls at our borders to minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country. AQIS also provides import and export inspection and certification to help retain Australia's highly favourable animal, plant and human health status and wide access to overseas export markets.
Australia is free from a number of biological threats, such as foot and mouth disease, that have had major economic and environmental consequences for other countries.
As international travel has become easier, the job of keeping Australia free of unwanted pests has become more demanding. AQIS continuously looks to improve the effectiveness of the quarantine effort by working closely with other areas within DAFF to manage Australia's biosecurity system. We also work closely with other Australian Government agencies—such as Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Department of Health and Ageing, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) and state/territory governments—to support their management of post-border detections and incursions of quarantine pests and diseases, and to support our own verification and certification activities for agriculture and food products.
Contact AQIS
AQIS Structure
Working with Clients
Compliance and Investigation
Reports and Publications
- AQIS at a Glance •
- AQIS Bulletin •
- AQIS Service Charter •
- Australian Quarantine a shared responsibility: The Nairn Report •
- Managing for Quarantine Effectiveness •
- Ernst and Young report: Review of Quarantine Border Security Strategies and Policies •
- Subscribe to AQIS
Equine Influenza Inquiry—the Government's Response
Public Awareness and Education
- Australian Biosecurity Awards •
- Cultural and Seasonal Events •
- Education •
- International Students •
- Languages other than English •
- Quarantine Matters! public awareness campaign •
- Top Watch •
- Centenary of Quarantine