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16 December 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections via the Biosecurity Portal.Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or…
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Our detector dog teams are one of our most effective frontline tools. They help stop exotic pests and diseases from entering Australia.Our biosecurity detector dog program is a national capability built around skilled detector dog teams. Each team is made up of a trained detector dog and its…
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Protecting Australia’s environment from pests and diseases that are likely to cause damage is important so that everyone can enjoy Australia’s pristine natural environment.Bushwalkers venture to places where few people go and are an asset to help detect any unusual changes in our bushland and…
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OverviewThis project will develop robust polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods to detect Theileria equi and Babesia Caballi, the pathogens that cause equine piroplasmosis (EP). These tests will complement serological tests for EP at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP).The…
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OverviewThe project created a roadmap to guide the setup of a proficiency testing (PT) program for diagnostic high throughput sequencing (HTS) and bioinformatics in the Laboratories for Emergency Animal Disease Diagnosis and Response (LEADDR) network. The roadmap came from a planning workshop with…
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OverviewExercise Waterhole, a national laboratory exercise in 2023, showed limits in current laboratory information management systems. These include not being fully integrated, with some data requiring manual entry. This can increase laboratory staff workload.The project will address these issues…
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OverviewExercise Waterhole was a national laboratory exercise in 2023. It showed the need for enhanced management of baseline or centralised laboratory stockpiles. In March 2025, a national workshop considered a centralised national laboratory stockpile for emergency animal disease response.…
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Use these forms when preparing non-livestock animals for export.We provide information on preparing horses, companion animals and other live animals for export.Notice of intention (NOI) to exportUse the NOI to apply for an export permit and health certificate.DownloadNotice of intention to export…
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