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Quarantine Matters! public awareness campaign
AQIS has released - Quarantine Matters! ‘Big Bugs’
The Quarantine Matters! Campaign is currently in its ninth year and AQIS has released the newest phase of public awareness advertising – Quarantine Matters! ‘Big Bugs’.
In 1996 the Federal Government commissioned Professor Malcolm Nairn to review quarantine policies and operations to ensure Australian quarantine could meet the challenges of the new millennium. The report was published in 1997 and is titled ‘Australian Quarantine a shared responsibility: The Nairn Report.’
That review recommended substantial changes to quarantine where it matters, at Australia’s airports and seaports, in the minds of Australians returning from overseas, and with visitors coming to Australia.
Since then, AQIS has stepped up its already strict screening procedures. Quarantine officers screen all flights, passengers, baggage, mail and cargo using X-ray machines, detector dogs, physical inspection, questioning and profiling.
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Phone: +61 2 6272 3742
Email: AQIS Public Relations