Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 23
23
Provide emergency funding to double DPHA's operational coverage and reinstate official veterinarians.
Recommendation
The Committee has recommended that POAO enforcement powers and funding be transferred to port health authorities; in any interim period, emergency funding should be provided to at least double DPHA’s operational coverage at the border and should allow for the use of official veterinarians who are evidently an asset to its enforcement capability. (Recommendation, Paragraph 61)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 November 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗