13 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Some importers of marine and freshwater ornamental finfish
What has changed?
As advised in Industry Advice Notice 76-2021, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment will remove countries from the approved country lists for marine and freshwater ornamental finfish that have not exported any live ornamental finfish to Australia over the past 10 years.
The date the approved countries list will be updated has been changed from 30 May 2021 to 13 September 2021. From this date some countries will no longer be able to export live ornamental finfish to Australia.
The Department has made a change to the list of countries they plan to remove from the approved country lists as listed in Industry Advice Notice 76-2021. French Polynesia will no longer be removed from the marine or freshwater approved countries list.
Why is the department making this change?
Industry Advice Notice 76-2021 outlines the reasons why the Department is removing countries from the approved country lists.
French Polynesia will remain on the approved country lists as they expressed interest in undergoing a competent authority evaluation under the current departmental processes to maintain market access for marine and freshwater ornamental finfish.
Further information
Information about the import conditions for live ornamental finfish, including the approved country lists for marine and freshwater ornamental finfish is available on the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).
If you require further information or would like to make a submission, please email aquaticbiosecurity@awe.gov.au