We are supporting the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) as they lead reforms to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity system.
In November 2025, Agriculture Ministers agreed that the NBC would deliver a national reform agenda and roadmap to address evolving strategic risks and better ensure the long-term resilience and sustainability of the system. Australia’s Agriculture Ministers released a joint statement on this on 30 April 2026.
The roadmap will build on work already underway through the National Biosecurity Strategy and guide the next phase of implementation.
Work is already underway, in 2026 we will:
- continue to deliver actions in the 2024-26 NBS Action Plan
- make national biosecurity governance advisory groups more effective
- improve readiness for emergencies including by creating a national preparedness framework
- streamline emergency arrangements governance
- update national research and innovation priorities
- develop a national investment priorities framework to align funding and resources with risk.
Consultation
We consulted with a wide range of stakeholders on proposed medium and long-term reforms this year.
We met with and heard from a broad range of stakeholders, including industry, producers, state and territory governments, researchers, environmental and community organisations, First Nations representatives, and other delivery partners across the biosecurity system.
A summary of feedback and submissions is available on the National Biosecurity Reform Have Your Say page. You can find a more detailed summary of consultation feedback on the NBC web page.
Feedback from this consultation is informing the development of a reform roadmap for consideration by Agriculture Ministers later this year. Visit the national biosecurity website to stay up to date.