THE Queensland government says it is making gains in the fight against the Hendra virus.
Primary Industry Minister Tim Mulherin said the government had achieved half of the recommendations set out by Ombudsman Phil Clarke on November 3.
Mr Clarke found systemic failures hampered the government's response to six Hendra outbreaks between June 2006 and October 2009.
The report also identified outdated policies and procedures, and overlapping legislation that led to inconsistent quarantine practices.
There was also inadequate communication with vets and horse owners, and training and resources for government agency staff, contractors and property owners was lacking.
Mr Mulherin today tabled to parliament a report on the government's response to the recommendations.
Since the 2006 to 2009 time frame analysed in the report, the government had dealt with 11 other Hendra incidents and had dramatically improved its response, he said.
"Each instance has been managed successfully without the virus spreading from quarantine property or horse to human transmission," he told parliament today.
"It has implemented major reforms and improvements to systems and processes that address many issues raised in the report."
Almost half of the recommendations are already completed, 70 per cent would be completed by the end of the year and all by mid-2012.
