Interim Inspector-General of Biosecurity
IIGB
1 July 2009 – 16 June 2016
Non-statutory office that independently audited and reported on the performance of the Commonwealth agriculture department's biosecurity and quarantine operations, pending legislation for a permanent inspector-general.
How it came into existence
Set up from 1 July 2009 by decision of the Australian Government, in response to the 2008 Beale review of quarantine and biosecurity (One Biosecurity: a working partnership), pending enabling legislation. It subsumed the role of the Interim Inspector-General of Horse Importation recommended by the 2008 Callinan equine influenza inquiry, whose holder, Dr Kevin Dunn, became the first Interim Inspector-General.
- Oversight of horse importation biosecurity arrangements
How it ended
Replaced on 16 June 2016 by the statutory Inspector-General of Biosecurity, created when the Biosecurity Act 2015 commenced.
- Independent review of the biosecurity system
Main functions
- Audits of departmental biosecurity and quarantine programs
- Oversight of horse importation biosecurity arrangements
- Independent reports and recommendations to the agriculture minister
- Review of the effectiveness of import clearance and border controls
- Publication of audit findings and departmental responses
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.
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Sources
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