The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is a department of the Queensland Government which aims to maximise the economic potential for Queensland's primary industries on a sustainable basis through strategic industrial development. The section known as Biosecurity Queensland is responsible for biosecurity matters within the state.
Agriculture and Fisheries
Agency overview
Preceding agencies
Primary Industries and Fisheries
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Jurisdiction
State of Queensland
Headquarters
Primary Industries Building, 80 Ann Street, Brisbane
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry provides expertise and support that increases primary industries productivity, expands markets and assists with adaption to change.[11] It conducts research, policy advice, protects against pests and diseases, maintains animal welfare standards, as well as managing fisheries.
The first functions of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry began in 1855 when a sheep scab inspector began work in the New South Wales colony of Moreton Bay. After Queensland's Separation, livestock diseases were addressed through regulations administered by the Stock Branch in the Queensland Colonial Secretary's Office.[12] The Stock Branch was established by the Queensland chief inspector of stock Patrick Robertson Gordon.[13]
The Biosecurity Queensland section[14] is responsible for coordinating efforts to minimise the risks and effects of threatening pests and diseases.[15] Biosecurity Queensland is responsible for weed management in the state.[16]
In 2009, Primary Industries and Fisheries (now Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) together with the University of Queensland were granted federal funding to study how methane emissions from cattle and sheep could be reduced.[20]
^Alison Clark (8 December 2009). "Our history". Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
^"Biosecurity". Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^Karl Sismey (25 November 2011). "About Biosecurity". Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.