Investigation of nuisance bee complaints policy

Summary

The Biosecurity Act 2015 allows for action to be taken if bees are hived (i.e. kept in a bee box), and under some form of management by a person are found to be:

• a danger to public health; or
• a danger to public safety.

The Investigation of nuisance bee complaints policy outlines how NSW DPI investigates nuisance bee complaints and ensures standardised compliance actions are consistently applied. It does this by:

• Outlines the investigation process
• Determining what is a risk to public health
• Determining what is a risk to public safety
• Determining what medical evidence is required to implement compliance action