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The best international runners are raring to go after clearing the hurdle of post-arrival biosecurity quarantine.
Twenty-three international racehorses arrived in Australia for the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival and the Sydney Everest Carnival.
They have completed their quarantine at Werribee…
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The first group of events funded through the $1.5 million Agritech Events Sponsorship Program has today been announced by AgriFutures Australia.
The program supports Australian agritech events that highlight agricultural innovation and trade opportunities.
Assistant Secretary at the Department of…
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Following on from our hitchhiker pest awareness campaign earlier in 2023, we’ve had a recent uplift in reports from people returning from overseas, after they discovered bugs in their personal effects.
One discovery was reported in Victoria when a traveller returning from Tuscany, Italy found a…
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31 August 2015 Public consultation has commenced for the draft Biosecurity (Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses) Regulation 2015.
The Australian Government through the Department of Agriculture has…
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5 August 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.All importers…
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17 October 2019Who 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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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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Watch our video to learn more about Australia's biosecurity system, and the challenges we face.
Video transcript
Biosecurity protects Australia from pests and diseases that could impact on our industries, environment, plants, animals and communities.
It helps keep pests and…
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03 April 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that we have approved a new protected anchorage for the inspection of empty bulk vessels for export.
Summary of changes and key points
The Guideline: Inspection of empty bulk vessels for export has been updated to include Port…
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1/06/2023
Who does this notice affect?
All stakeholders who provide information to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) under the Biosecurity Act 2015 – including importers, customs brokers, biosecurity industry participants (BIPs), treatment providers, aircraft or vessel…
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