Australia: Assistance Animals

(asked on 14th April 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions officials in her Department have had with their Australian counterparts on the recognition of assistance dogs travelling from the UK.


Answered by
Amanda Milling Portrait
Amanda Milling
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 26th April 2022

To date, no such discussions have been held. We understand that Australia has regulations in place to manage biosecurity risks of bringing dogs into the country. While there are different entry requirements for assistance dogs, this entails additional administration to confirm a dog is a legitimate and certified assistance dog.

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