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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC) replaced replaces the Invasive Plant and Animal Committee , which was formed by merging the Vertebrate Pests Committee (VPC) and the Australian Weeds Committee (AWC). EIC and will carries out the functions of these former committees. Providing national policy leadership on the identification, prevention and management of invasive plant, vertebrate and invertebrate species that adversely impact the environment, economy and community. The EIC provides a forum for identifying and resolving national priorities for freshwater and terrestrial invasive species as well as other species where there is an environmental or community biosecurity impact, that are not within the scope of another NBC sub-committee. It also provides national policy leadership on environmental biosecurity more broadly, including engaging with stakeholders and working with other sub-committees to provide the NBC with consistent and consolidated advice on environmental biosecurity issues.

Further information

  • Type of Body

    J. Inter-jurisdictional and international bodies

  • Established By / Under

    Committee, Council, Board, Forum

  • Established By/Under More info

    National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) / EIC Established 14/02/2018

  • Classification

    D. Other governance relationship

  • Creation Date

  • Postal Address

    28 Marcus Clark Street
    Canberra City ACT 2601
    Australia

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