Resources

The Climate and Health Expert Advisory Group met on 12 December 2025. This document provides a record of the meeting.

This strategy outlines the national approach to SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance, endorsed by Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth), the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) and Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC).

This Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

This plan outlines the processes we follow and the steps involved in managing our information and making it available online.

This document outlines how we handle your personal information if you make a public interest disclosure.

Facilities that handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) can use this template to help them make sure they identify and manage all risks associated with handing SSBAs. Use of the template is not mandatory.

This tool helps entities and facilities that handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) to check their compliance with the SSBA Standards. Use of this tool is not mandatory.

This report covers data captured in the National Registry between 22 May 2024 and 30 June 2025.

The Security Sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA) Standards outline the handling, storage, disposal and transport requirements of confirmed and suspected SSBAs under the National Health Security Regulations 2018. Entities that handle suspected or known SSBAs must comply with these standards.

Our privacy policy sets out how we comply with the Privacy Act 1988.

These guidelines support the Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme.

This guideline informs entities and facilities under the Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme when and how they can allow other regulatory schemes to access secure SSBA areas or sensitive information.

This guideline lets facilities know what to expect when scheduled for a monitoring inspection. It includes details about required pre-inspection actions, the inspection process itself, and potential post-inspection actions.

This guideline outlines the reporting and other general requirements for a non-registered facility that receives a confirmed, or suspected, security sensitive biological agent (SSBA).

This guideline is for facilities transporting confirmed or suspected security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs). Both sending and receiving facilities must report the transfer. Use the checklists provided to make sure you’re meeting the requirements.

This guideline explains to entities, facilities and individuals their obligations for security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) occurring in the natural environment. These SSBAs are not intended to be regulated under the SSBA Regulatory Scheme.

This guideline informs entities and facilities about handling toxins on the List of SSBAs. It covers the reportable quantities for toxins on the list and when to register for a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 SSBA if handling Clostridium botulinum.

SSBA – Guideline 5 – Reporting to law enforcement or the National Security Hotline

This guideline explains the difference between the loss, theft or accidental release of a security sensitive biological agent (SSBA). It does not set out legal definitions, but outlines what must happen if an SSBA is lost or stolen or accidentally released during its handling at a facility.

This guideline helps entities, facilities and individuals to interpret the National Health Security Regulations when handling samples from a person or animal affected by a security sensitive biological agent (SSBA).

SSBA – Guideline 2 – Registered facility reporting requirements

This guideline explains what entities or facilities are for the purposes of the Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme.

This collection includes fact sheets about the Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme.

This fact sheet provides information about the 2013 changes to the National Health Security Act 2007, the National Health Security Regulations 2008 and the SSBA Standards.

This fact sheet explains what to do if an SSBA has to be moved outside of the secure perimeter. This may happen in an emergency situation, such as a freezer malfunction, or if emergency maintenance is required.