{"id":566646,"date":"2026-03-27T00:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/566646\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T00:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:04:32","slug":"largest-biosecurity-fine-for-illegal-stock-movement-handed-down-in-qld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/566646\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest biosecurity fine for illegal stock movement handed down in Qld"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock-cattle-wa-kimberley-mustering-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock-cattle-wa-kimberley-mustering-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"572\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>QUEENSLAND\u2019S Minister for Primary Industries has issued a blunt warning to cattle producers who break biosecurity laws, after the largest fine ever issued under the state\u2019s Biosecurity Act has been handed down for illegal movement of stock.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-2023 a Qld\/Australian Capital Territory based cattle company transported thousands of head of cattle across the Qld\/New South Wales border and dispersed them across Qld over four months without the required movement records or National Livestock Identification System (NLIS)\u00a0notifications.<\/p>\n<p>The cattle\u00a0passed through\u00a0stock\u00a0routes\u00a0in\u00a0Goondiwindi, Western Downs, Balonne, and\u00a0Maranoa\u00a0local government areas, before\u00a0they were\u00a0consigned to various other destinations including to slaughter and feedlots.<\/p>\n<p>A company representative pleaded guilty in the\u00a0Brisbane Magistrates Court\u00a0and was issued a combined penalty of $45,000 for 22 offences, including failures to provide prescribed livestock movement\u00a0information,\u00a0maintain\u00a0accurate\u00a0records, and register as a biosecurity entity.<\/p>\n<p>The Crisafulli Government acknowledges the support from the NSW DPI and\u00a0NSW\u00a0Local Land\u00a0Services\u00a0in this matter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coopersanimalhealth.com.au\/product\/exzolt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-247004 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSD-Bovilis-MHIBR-MREC-Mar26.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/a>\u201cThis is a clear signal breaches of the Act will not be tolerated,\u201d Tony Perrett, Qld Minister for Primary Industries said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hefty fine underscores the importance of\u00a0complying with\u00a0Queensland\u2019s biosecurity regulations, which exist to protect Queensland\u2019s livestock industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vast majority of producers do the right thing, but when\u00a0there is a flagrant\u00a0disregard\u00a0for Queensland\u2019s biosecurity,\u00a0we will act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Crisafulli Government has committed $50 million to recruit 100 new biosecurity officers during this term of government, with 37 of those positions now filled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiosecurity is respected as the linchpin of our agricultural industries, we are investing in\u00a0it,\u00a0and\u00a0we are delivering on our promise to beef it up,\u201d Minister Perrett said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have set an ambitious target to grow the value of primary production to $30 billion by 2030 and this can\u2019t be done without building back up our biosecurity workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are\u00a0restoring the\u00a0number of boots on the ground and putting those who\u00a0willfully\u00a0defy\u00a0our strong biosecurity\u00a0rules on notice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"QUEENSLAND\u2019S Minister for Primary Industries has issued a blunt warning to cattle producers who break biosecurity laws, 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