The ANAO could assess the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (DAFF’s) approach to biosecurity intelligence gathering and use to inform regulatory decision-making and operational prioritisation. DAFF aims to effectively detect biosecurity risk through intelligence-led targeting, technology-supported inspections and efficient detection methods. Intelligence gathering tools include the International Biosecurity Intelligence System developed in collaboration with Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis and Biosecurity Commons developed in collaboration with industry partners and state and territory governments. A 2020 Inspector-General of Biosecurity review found “deficiencies in intelligence sourcing, utilisation, management and sharing” and found “the department’s IT capability as a weak link in its management of biosecurity intelligence across the continuum”.