Helen Scott-Orr

Helen Scott-Orr is an Australian veterinarian and epidemiologist. Helen is currently serving as the Inspector-General of Biosecurity, a statutory body under the federal agriculture portfolio. She is a former Chief Veterinary Officer of New South Wales and Executive Director within the NSW Department of Primary Industries.
Education.
Helen completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (with honours) at the University of Sydney. She then completed a Diploma in Bacteriology, Microbiology and Immunology through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She was admitted as a member of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Epidemiology in 1988. She became a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2005.
Career.
Scott-Orr has had a Government career spanning 40 years.
She is well known for her contribution to rabies control in Indonesia, and her efforts to increase preparedness in case of a rabies incursion into Northern Australia. She is the recipient of an Australian Government Public Service Medal (PSM).
Scott-Orr had a major role in the control and management of bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis.
She has undertaken a strategic investigation into White spot syndrome incursion into Australia.
Awards.
Scott-Orr received the Seddon Memorial Prize in 1991.
She received a Public Service Medal at the 2010 Australia Day Awards for Outstanding Public Service to Agricultural and Veterinary Science.
Personal life.
Helen Scott-Orr lives in Millthorpe, New South Wales.