Reporting is easy

You can make a phone call wherever you are in Australia. There are separate reporting lines for:

  • animals
  • plants, bees and ants
  • marine pests.

Notifiable animal diseases

Each state and territory has a list of notifiable animal diseases. By law you must report any signs or symptoms of these diseases.

How to report

Let us help you find the right phone number to report your concern.

What type of pest or disease do you want to report

Call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888. 

You will be directed to your state or territory government. 

Use this to report pests and disease in livestock, wildlife, birds and aquatic animals.

Steps you must take

There are actions you need to take after reporting. You need to follow the exotic disease outbreak protocol until the government veterinarian arrives. 

Call the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881.

You will be directed to your state or territory government.

Use this to report signs of plant or bee pests and disease, and new weeds or exotic ants. 

Reporting new organisms or pathogens

If you are a plant researcher or scientist, you must report any new organisms or pathogens you discover. Do this before you take any further action. See more on reporting a plant pest or pathogen. 

Call the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881.

You will be directed to your state or territory government.

Use this to report signs of bee pests and diseases.

Call the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881.

You will be directed to your state or territory government.

Use this to report signs of exotic ants. 

Report in the right state or territory

Report signs of marine pests to the authority in the state or territory in which you found it.  

New South Wales
Phone 1800 65 888 (recorded 24-hour service)
Email Aquatic Biosecurity

Victoria
Phone 136186

Queensland
Phone 13 25 23 (DAF call centre)
Email Biosecurity Queensland

Tasmania
Invasive Species Enquiries
Phone (03) 6777 2200
Email Invasive Species

South Australia
Call Fishwatch on 1800 815 507

Western Australia
Call Fishwatch on 1800 815 507

Northern Territory
Phone 0413 381 094
Email Aquatic Biosecurity

Call the See. Secure. Report. Hotline on 1800 798 636.

Use this to report any signs of pests or anything unexpected in cargo, containers or parcels arriving through airports, seaports and in international mail.