Amphibians may be imported into Australia into zoos or for laboratory purposes. The importation has to comply with the conditions set out in the Animal Biosecurity Policy Memorandum (ABPM) 2003/26. This ABPM comes into effect on 17 November 2003.

ABPM 2003/26 consists of two documents; one for importation into zoos and another for importation into laboratories.

• Quarantine requirements for the importation of amphibians or their eggs into zoological facilities

• Quarantine requirements for the importation of amphibians or their eggs for laboratory purposes

Importation has to meet the requirements of two Commonwealth departments, 1) Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and 2) Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH). The two documents above detail the requirements of the former. For requirements of DEH go to http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use. The DEH site also has the requirements for export of amphibians from Australia.