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Nipah virus infection situation update 1 – West Bengal India – 30 January 2026
30 January 2026 - This document provides an update on the Nipah Virus Infection (NiV) cases reported in West Bengal State, India, in January 2026, including the public health response in India and relevance to Australia.
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SSBA – Form – Application for extension
19 January 2026 - Use this form to apply for an extension when you are required to handle an SSBA for longer than 2 business days. Please note that this is not required when waiting for the results of confirmatory testing.
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SSBA – Form – Change of responsible officer details
19 January 2026 - Use this form to report changes to the Responsible or Deputy Responsible Officer or their contact details.
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SSBA – Form – Change of entity and facility details
19 January 2026 - Use this form to report changes to your entity or facility details.
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SSBA – Form – Change the purpose for handling an SSBA
19 January 2026 - Use this form to report changes to the purpose for handling a registered security sensitive biological agent (SSBA), including ceasing a purpose and adding a purpose.
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SSBA – Form – Destruction of SSBA
19 January 2026 - Use this form to report when all of an SSBA is destroyed or the remaining quantity falls below the reportable quantity for a toxin. You can also use this form to de-register. Non-registered facilities that have already provided this information in the relevant form do not have to fill in this form.
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SSBA – Form – Incident report
19 January 2026 - Registered facilities should use this form to report an incident that is defined as a reportable event, whether it occurs intentionally or by accident.
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SSBA – Form – Registered facility report for suspected SSBAs and confirmatory results
19 January 2026 - Facilities registered to handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) should use this form to report specific information about SSBAs.
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SSBA – Form – Registered facility report for temporary handling and disposal of an SSBA
19 January 2026 - Use this form to report the temporary handling and disposal of a known SSBA (previously confirmed in another facility) that you are not registered for. Temporary handlings must be for 7 working days or less.
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SSBA – Form – Registration or removal of a linked storage unit
19 January 2026 - Use this form if you are already a registered facility and want to register a linked storage unit to store Tier 2 SSBAs under Part 4A.5 of the SSBA Standards. To register a new facility, use the Initial Registration form.
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SSBA – Form – Start to handle a new SSBA
19 January 2026 - Registered facilities must use this form to report when they handle a new security sensitive biological agent (SSBA) that they are not currently registered for.
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SSBA – Form – Transfers between facilities of the same entity
19 January 2026 - Registered facilities must use this form when transferring security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) to another facility within the same entity.
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SSBA – Form – Transfer in an SSBA
19 January 2026 - Use this form to report the transfer of security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) into your facility. You must report as soon as possible and within 2 business days of the transfer occurring.
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SSBA – Form – Transfer out an SSBA
19 January 2026 - Use this form to report the transfer of security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) out of your facility. You can also use this form to apply to de-register.
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SSBA – Form – Initial registration
19 January 2026 - Use this form if you wish to handle SSBAs. You must register within 2 business days of starting to handle any SSBA.
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SSBA – Form – Non-registered facility report for suspected SSBAs and confirmatory testing results
19 January 2026 - Facilities not registered to handle security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) should use this form to report specific information about SSBAs.
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SSBA – Form – Non-registered facility report for temporary handling and disposal of an SSBA
19 January 2026 - SSBA – Form – Non-registered facility report for temporary handling and disposal of an SSBA
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SSBA – Fact sheet 1 – Overview
19 January 2026 - This fact sheet provides an overview of the background of the SSBA Regulatory Scheme.
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SSBA – Fact sheet 2 – About us
19 January 2026 - This fact sheet provides information about the SSBA Regulatory Scheme’s administering body along with relevant contact details.
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SSBA – Fact sheet 3 – Legislative framework
19 January 2026 - This fact sheet outlines the legislation that governs the regulation of controls for handling SSBAs in Australia. It includes the National Health Security Act 2007, the National Health Security Regulations 2008 and the SSBA Standards.
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SSBA – Fact sheet 4 – Exemptions
19 January 2026 - This fact sheet outlines which entities are exempt from the Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme.
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SSBA – Fact sheet 5 – List of SSBAs
19 January 2026 - SSBA – Fact sheet 5 – List of SSBAs
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SSBA – Fact sheet 6 – Top management
19 January 2026 - This fact sheet provides information about the roles and responsibilities of top management.
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SSBA – Fact sheet 8 – Emergency disease situation
19 January 2026 - This fact sheet explains the emergency disease situation provisions that enable the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing to suspend some or all regulatory obligations for handling SSBAs should there be an SSBA-related disease outbreak.
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SSBA – Fact sheet 9 – Disposal of SSBAs
19 January 2026 - Find out how to correctly dispose of security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs).