​​The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB), which commenced in 2012, is an agreement between the Commonwealth, state and territory governments to strengthen the national biosecurity system.

It defines the roles and responsibilities of governments and outlines the priority areas for collaboration to minimise the impact of pests and diseases on Australia’s economy, environment and community.

The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) is an agreement between all Australian governments.

The agreement:

• sets out commitments for the Australian Government, and state and territory governments
• outlines the agreed national goals and objectives
• clarifies roles, responsibilities and governance arrangements.

It is signed by:

The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) was formed on 1 July 2008 as a ministerial advisory committee to provide strategic leadership in managing national approaches to emerging and ongoing biosecurity policy issues across jurisdictions and sectors.