Resources

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 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 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 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 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.

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

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.

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.

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

This document contains the NAMAC Charter.

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

This collection contains Australian Respiratory Surveillance Reports from 2026. We publish these surveillance reports regularly throughout the year.

This document contains our procedures for facilitating and dealing with public interest disclosures relating to the Australian Centre for Disease Control.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for leptospirosis, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for hepatitis A, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

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.

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

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

This document contains the surveillance case definition for chlamydial infection, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

Guidelines for health professionals that outline the therapeutic options for the management of mpox and vaccine related complications.

The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) has developed standard case definitions for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. This document contains the laboratory case definition for melioidosis.

The National Syphilis Surveillance Reports are part of a collection that report progress against the National Syphilis Surveillance and Monitoring Plan 2025.

This collection contains any formal directions issued by the Director-General to request information needed for public health purposes. These directions are used sparingly, and only when other routine or voluntary arrangements cannot provide the information needed to protect public health.

This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 10 to 23 November 2025.