Interim Inspector-General of Horse Importation
2008 – 1 July 2009
Non-statutory office that independently oversaw and reported on the Commonwealth's quarantine arrangements for imported horses, set up after the 2007 equine influenza outbreak.
How it came into existence
Set up in 2008 by decision of the Australian Government in response to the Equine Influenza Inquiry conducted by Ian Callinan into the 2007 equine influenza outbreak, which recommended an inspector-general to oversee horse importation; Dr Kevin Dunn was appointed to the role.
How it ended
Subsumed on 1 July 2009 into the new Interim Inspector-General of Biosecurity, whose remit covered the department's biosecurity and quarantine operations generally; Dr Dunn became the first Interim Inspector-General of Biosecurity.
- Oversight of horse importation biosecurity arrangements
Main functions
- Oversight of horse importation quarantine arrangements
- Audits of quarantine procedures for imported horses
- Reports and recommendations to the agriculture minister
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Sources
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