release of biosecurity regulations as outlined in g sps n aus 298 the australian government has developed new biosecurity legislation to replace the century-old quarantine act 1908. the original notification and subsequent addenda provided information relating to the release of the draft biosecurity bill 2012 and the inspector-general of biosecurity bill 2012 and responses to concerns raised by members. if passed by the australian parliament the biosecurity bill 2012 and the inspector-general of biosecurity bill 2012 would authorise the making of a number of different types of subordinate instruments. the regulations that refer to the biosecurity import risk analysis bira and the inspector-general of biosecurity igb have been released for discussion and can be accessed on the website of the department of agriculture fisheries and forestry www.daff.gov.au bira and www.daff.gov.au igb . the draft bira and igb regulations form only a part of the biosecurity regulations and further parts will be released into the future. the bira process is proposed to replace the current import risk analysis ira process provided for at part 6a of the quarantine regulations 2000. section 163 of the biosecurity bill provides that a bira is an evaluation of the level of biosecurity risk associated with particular goods or a particular class of goods that may be imported or are proposed to be imported into australian territory. the bira regulations set out the steps time limits content requirements and other matters relating to the completion of a bira. the inspector-general of biosecurity regulation 2013 igb regulation supplement the inspector-general of biosecurity bill igb bill and set out the time period for a request for a review of the process of conducting a bira and the requirements for the publication of a report on a bira review. the igb regulation also prescribes the allowances that may be paid to the inspector-general. the draft regulations will be released as they become available and are being published for discussion purposes. information about final dates for comment and future consultation activities will be provided following the current parliamentary processes. australia will notify members of future releases of subordinate legislation. the biosecurity bill 2012 and inspector-general of biosecurity bill 2012 are currently before the australian parliament. amendments made to the bills in response to changes made through the parliamentary process would need to be considered in making regulations. regulations will therefore not be finalised until after the bills are passed. progression of both bills can be tracked through the australian parliament house website www.aph.gov.au . subject to passage of the primary legislation through the australian parliament it is proposed that there will be another opportunity for member countries to provide comments during a 60 day consultation period