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Do you want to join our team of Junior Biosecurity Officers? You took the first step. Well done!How to be a Junior Biosecurity OfficerLook out for pests or diseases in food, gifts, mail, luggage, or other items! Tell your family and friends if you see anything.Frankie is our biosecurity detector…
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A woman who illegally misdeclared a package as lingerie and shoes when it really held 57 cacti and succulents has been convicted.Kirsten Mae Fearn pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Magistrates Court to 14 biosecurity charges on Friday 25 July. She was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and…
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Date of issue: 05 August 2025Date of effect: 05 August 2025Attention: All StakeholdersPurposeTo advise stakeholders of the upcoming public consultation (‘Have Your Say’) period for amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021 (the Rules) applicable to all three of the tariff rate…
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Note: This list displays current notices only.Meat Notices 2025NumberDescriptionDate of EffectReviewIAN 25-06Consultation on proposed amendments to Export Control RulesImmediateAugust 2025IAN 25-052025-26 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement Publication1 July 2025 IAN 25-04Publication of…
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Applications openApplications are now open for two exciting opportunities under the Future Drought Fund:Drought Resilience Innovation Challenges Pilot ProgramHelp drive transformational change to build drought and climate resilience. Grants of up to $2 million are available for eligible projects.…
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The Department's Quota Unit publishes monthly statistics on red meat exports from Australia to more than 57 destination markets. See also Quota usage reports.Latest red meat export figures for August (updated as of 11 August 2025)AreaChilled beef/veal (kg)Total beef/veal (kg)Buffalo (kg)Mutton (kg)…
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12 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangement operators, custom brokers, and importers associated with importing raw prawns.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is currently experiencing extended delays in inspection availability…
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The Australian Government has committed $12 million to an inaugural grant program under the Future Drought Fund that supports place-based, First Nations-led initiatives.The Strengthening Drought Resilience on Country program will deliver this investment through community-driven projects that build…
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12 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, Master Consolidators, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with importing goods…
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