Biosecurity
Changes to the Livestock Act 2008
From early April 2024, new biosecurity laws will apply to the livestock and agricultural industries in the NT.
Read about these changes.
If you're a Northern Territory (NT) producer, land manager, researcher, industry professional or resident, you can find out about biosecurity alerts and other information.
Current alerts
Read below for the current alerts for the NT.
Animals
- African swine fever
- ehrlichia canis
- foot-and-mouth disease
- Japanese encephalitis
- lumpy skin disease
- swine brucellosis.
Read more about other notifiable diseases in animals.
Plants
- American foulbrood
- American serpentine leafminer
- banana freckle
- browsing ant
- fall armyworm
- mango shoot looper
- papaya mealybug.
Read more about other exotic plant pests, pests and diseases.
Aquatic
Read more about marine and aquatic pests.
Weeds
Find out which weeds are currently presenting as a major threat in the NT. Read current weed alerts.
Contacts
Read below for the hotline numbers.
- Emergency Animal Disease Watch: 1800 675 888
- Plant Pest: 1800 084 881
- Fisheries Aquatic Biosecurity: 0413 381 094
- Biosecurity: 1800 084 881
For biosecurity alerts and updates, go to the Biosecurity NT Facebook page.
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