Australian Vets Welcome Biosecurity Bills Passed in Senate

The bills are designed to strengthen disease control measures to better manage disease risk in Australia.
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The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) welcomes bills that were passed through the Australian Senate which are designed to strengthen disease control measures to better manage the risk of diseases entering and spreading in Australia.

“We welcome these bills which incorporate critical changes to the way we approach biosecurity risk, including advances in technology and transport which the previous legislative framework did not cover,” said AVA President Julia Nicholls, BVSc, PhD, FACVSc. “Australia needs a more seamless biosecurity system which these bills will provide.”

Nicholls said that veterinarians are involved at all levels of Australia’s quarantine and biosecurity systems.

“In large-scale outbreaks such as the 2007 equine influenza outbreak, an army of government and private veterinarians is called on to take part in the emergency response,” she said. “Strong, effective protection against imported pests and diseases is critical to our agricultural industries, as well as to the wellbeing of Australia’s animals and people

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