Torres Strait regional Biosecurity Plan 2018-2023

Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), Torres Shire Council (TSC), Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC), Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (NPARC) and the Torres Strait Invasive Species Advisory Group
(TSISAG) have collaboratively developed this Regional Biosecurity Plan (the Plan). The development of the Plan has been the culmination of extensive consultation with Torres Strait and NPARC communities, Registered Native
Title Bodies Corporate (RNTBCs), all levels of government and research providers.

The Plan has been developed to align with the Torres Strait and NPA biosecurity strategy, in response to the significant threats to Torres Strait’s economic, environmental, social and cultural assets and values, posed by existing and potential
pests from within and outside Australia. The plan recognises that the most practical and effective way to manage a number of these threats is at the regional level while acknowledging and supporting the management approaches adopted by each of the Torres Strait island communities.