The funding will be allocated over the next four years to fund the recruitment and training of the new teams, that will bring the state’s detector dog teams to 12 in total.

The funding will also support a biosecurity officer on King Island along with seasonal increases in biosecurity officers to meet the needs of producers in peak times and the upgrade and development of laboratory equipment and information systems, improving the state’s post-border biosecurity hygiene infrastructure and upgrading communications and signage at border entry points.

Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff said the additional dog teams would increase the state’s ability to strategically target biosecurity risks.

Good biosecurity is also more than just barriers and we recognise that we must ensure that we have an informed and engaged community as well as the capability to respond if required,” he said.

The new teams would also help reduce unwanted pests and diseases from entering the state, such as Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome, blueberry rust, myrtle rust and to ensure Tasmania’s status as free of pests such as fruit fly.

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The budget allocation is in addition to the government’s previous commitment of $900,000 per year over four years to strengthen Biosecurity Tasmania and the commitment of $500,000 per year for detector dog teams.

“We must build a biosecurity system that can protect our primary industries sector from the threat of pests and diseases, respond appropriately if an incursion occurs and provide the best opportunity for our growers to continue to have access to a wide range of markets” Mr Rockliff said.

The 2016-17 budget also provides $1 million this financial year to continue work in upgrading and developing biosecurity infrastructure and operating systems. This builds on the $1 million in last year's budget.