Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service was the Australian government agency responsible for enforcing Australian quarantine laws, as part of the Department of Agriculture.

"AQIS" redirects here. For the Islamist militant organization, see Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent.

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service logo
Agency overview
Dissolved2012
Superseding agency
JurisdictionAustralia
HeadquartersCanberra, Australian Capital Territory
Minister responsible
  • Senator Joe Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Agency executive
  • Rona Mellor, Deputy Secretary Biosecurity
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20080925094838/http://www.aqis.gov.au:80/

Following a period operating under the name DAFF Biosecurity, it has since been absorbed into divisions in the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

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