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21 January 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) System during this planned maintenance period.All importers and customs…
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15 January 2019Who does this notice affect?Importers of goods that are subject to biosecurity control and who receive directions from the department to manage or deal with those goods.Prosecution detailsA…
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What is biosecurity?Biosecurity protects Australia’s plant, animal and human health by reducing the risk of unwanted pests and diseases arriving and establishing in the country. We need to…
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If you are staging or participating in an event where you need to bring equipment to Australia on a temporary basis, then you need to organise clearance with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) and the Department of Home Affairs.
Examples of events that…
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Many biosecurity treatments performed in Australia are undertaken by third party treatment providers approved by the department. These operators provide details of the treatments they conduct to the department’s Assessment Services Group.
To ensure this process is able to operate as efficiently…
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The Australian Plague Locust Commission undertakes monitoring of locust populations in inland eastern Australia and manages outbreaks that have the potential to inflict significant damage to agriculture in more than one member state as a result of population build-up and migration.
The APLC is…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2017DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeBiosecurity Fact Sheet: Fresh breadfruit from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga PDF 3864 KBIf you have…
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Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000 kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high risk animal and plant pests and diseases. Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through the…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2017 This brochure provides information about the practical and cooperative initiatives being delivered across northern Australia to…
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Costa and dirtgirl Tackle Biosecurity
ABC TV eco-warriors dirtgirl, scrapboy and Costa the Garden Gnome, along with some of our Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) officers get together in Country - Handle with Care, a new seven episode video series, as they travel through northern…
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