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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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We have reviewed Australia’s policies for testing tomato and capsicum seed, initially focusing on Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV). As part of this process, we are making changes to existing testing requirements to reduce the risk of infected seed…
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28 August 2023
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This notice is of interest to importers and customs brokers of used vehicles that seek to have these vehicles cleaned by an offshore cleaning and pre-inspection provider recognised by the department.
Recognised Offshore Cleaning and Pre-inspection…
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Commonwealth, state, and territory ministers with responsibility for forestry met virtually on Friday 12 July for their first Forestry Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) of 2024.Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt, chaired the meeting.Three new members…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 23 April 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to the west, far north and east of Australia.Rainfall totals were low in many cropping regions, with exceptions in Western Australia where 5-50…
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Publication detailsThis list is referenced in section 32(6) and (7) of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021, section 23(4A) and (4B) of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods – Christmas Island) Determination 2016, section 24(4A) and…
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Publication detailsThis list is referenced in section 32(5) of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021, section 23(4) of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods – Christmas Island) Determination 2016, section 24(4) of the Biosecurity (…
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Publication detailsThis list is referenced in section 32(3) and (4) of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021, section 23(2) and (3) of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods – Christmas Island) Determination 2016, section 24(2) and (3)…
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Date of issue: 15 January 2025Date of effect: 19 January 2025AttentionRegistered wool, skins and hides (including feathers, deer antler velvet, trophies) exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders.Registered exporters of honey and apiculture products, manufacturers, agents and freight…
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Publication detailsThis list is referenced in section 23(1) of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods – Norfolk Island) Determination 2016 (Goods Determination).This list contains conditionally non-prohibited goods which are subject to specific conditions of import, as…
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