The liver fluke conditions for importing horses into Western Australia will change from 1 December 2025. Read more below about the new conditions.
The state of WA is free of some diseases and pests that are present in other areas of Australia. To maintain this biosecurity status, livestock being imported into WA must meet import conditions and be certified as eligible for entry. These import conditions are determined by livestock species, origin of the livestock and the WA destination of the livestock. The species-specific LB1 Health Certificate provides information on the required import conditions and declares adherence to the import conditions.
Exporting producers and veterinarians are required to make declarations on the disease status of livestock being imported into WA, and the pre- and post-entry testing and treatment protocols. Declarations from importing producers are also required before importation for post-entry testing and treatment protocols.
The LB1 health certificates specific to each livestock species and commodity are used to record this information.
LB1 livestock health certificates
The LB1 is species or commodity-specific and consists of 3 parts.
Part 1: Consignment, entry and destination details
- Records information regarding the livestock, exporting property and destination property
Part 2: Livestock health and property biosecurity declarations
Requires signed declarations from:
- The exporting owner/manager for each of the import conditions as well as an overall declaration.
- A registered veterinarian or authorised government inspector for tests/treatments/inspections that they have undertaken.
- The importing owner/manager agreeing to meet all of WA’s post-entry conditions.
Part 3: Livestock import requirements
- Provides the details on the species-specific import conditions for livestock entering WA. These import conditions may include testing, treating and inspection of the livestock pre-entry, on entry or post-entry into WA.
Moving horses into Western Australia: new import conditions for liver fluke from 1 December 2025
Changes to the liver fluke import conditions for the movement of horses into WA will be in effect from 1 December 2025.
These changes have been informed by a comprehensive liver fluke import risk analysis undertaken by DPIRD. This review was undertaken in consultation with representatives from the equine sector.
The resulting new requirements are based on current scientific evidence and will streamline the liver fluke import conditions for movement of horses into WA. All liver fluke requirements, as set out in Part 3 of the LB1 Health Certificate for the movement of horses into Western Australia, must be read and completed before importation into WA.
Key changes that will come into effect on 1 December 2025 include:
- All import conditions are being applied as pre-entry/entry requirements. There will be no post-entry liver fluke import requirements for horses that enter WA, regardless of the location of the property of origin or destination.
- New liver fluke sample collection and testing protocols detailed in Part 3 of the LB1: Health Certificate for movement of horses into Western Australia (1 December 2025) and in the factsheet: changes to liver fluke sampling and testing requirements for horse importation into Western Australia
- Treatment: All horses entering WA regardless of the location of the property of origin or destination (except horses of WA origin re-entering WA after having resided for less than 2 weeks solely in the liver fluke test exempt area), will be required to be treated for liver fluke with triclabendazole at the Entry Inspection Point or within 48 hours before presenting to the WA border checkpoint.
- Amended health certification for movement of horses into WA.
| Forms required for horses entering WA before 1 December 2025 |
All horses
Additional forms if applicable
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Forms required for horses entering WA from 1 December 2025 |
All horses
Additional forms if applicable
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Changes to the liver fluke import conditions for the movement of horses into WA effective from 1 December 2025. Please ensure that:
- the correct LB1 Health Certificate is used, and
- the liver fluke protocol outlined in Part 3 of the LB1 Health Certificate is followed.
Forms - to be used when entry into WA occurs before 1 December 2025
Forms - to be used when entry into WA occurs from 1 December 2025
Exemption requirements and forms
Changes to the liver fluke import conditions for the movement of horses into Western Australia will be in effect from 1 December 2025.
From this date, the LB12 Declarations of re-entry (1 December 2025) for horses of WA origin returning within defined timeframes of departure from WA will apply (the LB6 and LB10 Declarations of re-entry will no longer be valid for use in horses from this date).
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LB2 Declaration and exemptionpdf (590 KB)
Equines from WA travelling to the Northern Territory and returning within 28 days of departure.
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LB3 Declaration and exemptionpdf (596 KB)
Equines from the Northern Territory travelling to the Kimberley Region for performance competition and returning to the NT within 28 days.
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LB5 Declaration and exemptionpdf (587 KB)
Equines, ruminants and camelids from the Liver Fluke Test Exempt Area of Australia.
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LB6 Declaration of re-entrypdf (594 KB)
Equines, ruminants and camelids returning to WA within 49 days of departure. To be used for WA equines re-entering WA before 1 December 2025.
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LB7 Declaration of re-entrypdf (97 KB)
Ruminants and camelids returning to WA within 49 days of departure.
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LB10 Declaration of re-entrypdf (593 KB)
Equines, ruminants and camelids returning to WA within 10 days of departure. To be used for WA equines re-entering WA before 1 December 2025.
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LB12 Declaration of re-entrypdf (321 KB)
Equines of WA origin returning within defined timeframes of departure from WA. To be used for WA equines re-entering WA from 1 December 2025.
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