9 December 2025
The draft report proposes removing the requirement for devitalisation on imported cut flowers.
We released a draft report for a public consultation period on 20 October 2025. The public consultation period has been extended by an additional 60-calendar days and will now close on 17 February 2026.
We invite you to have your say on the draft report. We will consider all stakeholder comments received during the consultation period in preparing a final report.
The Biosecurity Advice announcing the release of the draft report is available on our website.
The draft report and more information about the risk analysis process is available on our website.
We invite stakeholders interested in receiving information and updates on biosecurity risk analyses to subscribe via our online subscription service. By subscribing to ‘Biosecurity Risk Analysis Plant’, you will receive Biosecurity Advice notices and other notifications relating to plant biosecurity policy, including this review.
Dr Sarah Bruce
Assistant Secretary
Biosecurity Plant and Science Services Division
Telephone: 1800 900 090 (when prompted select option 1, then option 1)
Email: imports@aff.gov.au