Publications
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, January 2017The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released the final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2012Australian waters are home to a diverse and unique array of sharks, rays and related species, which are an important part of our aquatic biodiversity and…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, July 2017Prawn consignments that were imported prior to the suspension on 9 January 2017 are subject to certain biosecurity…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2012Operational Strategy: National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2012 - Shark-plan 2.DownloadDocumentPagesFile typeFile…
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The document 'Food Standards for Shipping Containers' is no longer available on this website. If you have any questions, please contact the Grain and Plant Products Export Program, tel. 02 6272 3229.…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, March 2023
In recognition of the plant health risk associated with wood packaging the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has adopted a wood packaging standard: International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures…
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The RFCS has been regularly reviewed, both internally and independently, over the years to ensure the program remained fit for purpose and continued to meet the changing needs of clients.
2019 internal review of the RFCS Program
In 2019, the department undertook an internal review into the 2016…
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Summary of enhanced import conditions for prawns and prawn products for human consumption.
Importers are responsible for ensuring that the conditions on the import permit are complied with before importing goods into Australia. Please refer to Australia’s Biosecurity Import Conditions database (…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, September 2012Australian agriculture operates in uncertain climatic and market conditions. Climate change is anticipated to increase the frequency of extreme…
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Import conditions for fresh longan fruit (Dimocarpus longan) from Vietnam have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Importers can now apply for import permits.
The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Vietnam and an…
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