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The National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce (the National Standard) is Australia’s technical export standard for organic and bio-dynamic goods. The National Standard is owned and managed by the department and provides the basis for equivalence (government-to-government) arrangements…
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Rabies is one of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases and can spread from animals to humans.
It is present in 150 countries and territories and globally, tens of thousands of people die from rabies each year.
Australia is free from rabies. But without vigilance and strong biosecurity…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, February 2019
This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly…
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The department requires all solid timber packaging and dunnage to meet the bark requirements as defined in the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM15) – Regulation of Wood Packaging Material in International Trade.
This standard requires solid timber packaging and…
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The brown mulberry longhorn beetle is a wood-boring insect that feeds on a number of hardwood trees
The beetle attacks only living trees
An adult beetle is about 26 to…
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20 July 2018Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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4 July 2018Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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13 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All users of the Seasonal Pest (SeaPest) system portal forms.InformationDue to scheduled system maintenance, SeaPest will be unavailable from 23:00 Monday 17 March to 1:00 Tuesday 18 March 2025 (AEDT)ActionClients are advised to await the completion of this…
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12 September 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage.
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To support system maintenance, the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) will be unavailable from 23:00…
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Ending the Victorian RFAsThe five Victorian RFAs ended on 31 December 2024. This came following the Victorian Government’s decision to end native forest harvesting in the State and its notification to the Australian Government.Native forest harvesting has now ended in Victoria. For further…
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