Group
Occupation
311134 Biosecurity Officer
Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
First release
311134 Biosecurity Officer
Inspects and assesses goods, conveyances, plants, animals, and the environment for biosecurity risk to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and to prevent the incursion and spread of exotic pests and diseases.
ANZSCO skill level
This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.
Australia
- Skill Level 2: AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma, Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience
New Zealand
- Skill Level 2: NZQF Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience
Main tasks
- Inspects goods, ships, aircraft, passengers, plants, and animals, and assesses documentation to confirm compliance with biosecurity requirements
- Undertakes field work, such as insect trapping, plant surveillance, or livestock surveillance, to identify pests and diseases that pose a biosecurity risk
- Issues legal directions to control identified biosecurity risks
- Provides advice about biosecurity matters to customers, clients, staff, and managers
- Identifies trends in biosecurity risks, and reports to superiors to assist in targeting intelligence and risk-based activities
- Participates in biosecurity response activities to control and manage biosecurity incidents
- Maintains records of biosecurity inspections, assessments, and enforcement actions