| AAD |
Australian Antarctic Division |
| ABARES |
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences |
| AHA |
Animal Health Australia |
| ALOP |
Appropriate level of sanitary and phytosanitary protection |
| ANPC |
Australian Network for Plant Conservation |
| Ballast Water Convention |
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments |
| Biodiversity Convention |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CASAP |
Christmas Island Crazy Ant Scientific Advisory Committee |
| CAWS |
Council of Australasian Weed Societies |
| CITES |
Convention on Trade in Endangered Species |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| CRC |
cooperative research centre |
| DPIPWE |
Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment |
| EADRA |
Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement |
| EHA |
Environment Health Australia (proposed) |
| EPBC Act |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) |
| EPPRD |
Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed |
| GBRMPA |
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
| IGAB |
Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity |
| IIGB |
Interim Inspector-General for Biosecurity |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organisation |
| IRA |
import risk analysis |
| MPSC |
Marine Pest Sectoral Committees |
| National Marine Pest System |
National System for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pest Incursions |
| NAQS |
Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy |
| NEBRA |
National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement |
| NECBRDES |
National Environment and Community Biosecurity Research Development and Extension Strategy |
| NGIA |
Nursery and Garden Industry Australia |
| NIMPIS |
National Introduced Marine Pest Information System |
| NRC |
New South Wales Natural Resources Commission |
| PHA |
Plant Health Australia |
| PWS |
Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Quarantine Act |
Quarantine Act 1908 (Cth) |
| SPS Agreement |
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
| TGFA |
Tasmanian Farmers and Braziers Association |
| WHA |
Wildlife Health Australia |
| WTMA |
Wet Tropics Management Authority |
| WONS |
Weeds of National Significance program |
| YCA |
yellow crazy ant |
| ZAA |
Zoo and Aquarium Associations |