Document containing the most frequent regular staffing level information from 1 January 2022 for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Biosecurity Operations Division

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This FOI release consists of a single spreadsheet-style document giving staffing data for the Biosecurity Operations Division of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, covering 30 June 2022 to 30 June 2026. It contains two tables: headcount by APS, executive and contractor classification, and headcount by employee location state and territory. Total headcount rose from 2,030 in June 2022 to a low of 1,947 in June 2024, then increased to 2,472 in June 2026. The APS4 level was the largest group, reaching 1,507 by 2026, while contractors fell from 217 to 40 over the period. The largest state populations were New South Wales (686) and Queensland (518). The release contains no commodity, pest or disease information, risk assessments, incident reports or regulatory decisions.