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2013-04 - Update - Export restrictions lifted for rock lobster from Tasmania

​Date of effect:  09/02/2013DAFF issues this direction in writing under the Export Control (Fish and Fish Products) Orders 2005, Order 75, directing exporters and export registered establishments to comply with the following requirements for rock lobster for export from Tasmania until further…
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Cargo Compliance Verification

​​​​​Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspections are conducted by the department on containerised sea cargo imported into Australia. This is a part of the system of verification that ensures the integrity of the Australian biosecurity system. A robust biosecurity system helps protect…
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European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme EUCAS

​​​​​The European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS) is a national animal production scheme that guarantees full traceability of all animals through the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS), linking individual animal identification to a central database. EUCAS allows Australia to…
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Biosecurity Advice 2025-P12: Review of devitalisation requirements for fresh cut flower and foliage imports: draft report – extension to the consultation period

9 December 2025The draft report proposes removing the requirement for devitalisation on imported cut flowers.We released a draft report for a public consultation period on 20 October 2025. The public consultation period has been extended by an additional 60-calendar days and will now close on 17…
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Biosecurity Advice 2021-P05 – Draft risk analysis report for the release of Puccinian cnici-oleracei (ex. Conyza) for the biological control of Conyza bonariensis

1 April 2021 Download Document Pages File size Biosecurity Advice 2021-P05 - Draft risk analysis report for the release of Puccinian cnici-oleracei (ex. Conyza) for the biological control of Conyza bonariensis PDF 2 175 KB If you have difficulty accessing…
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Plant Biosecurity Advice 2019-P16 - Draft risk analysis report for the release of Puccinia spegazzinii for the biological control of Mikania micrantha

13 December 2019 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the draft risk analysis report for the proposed release of the rust fungus, Puccinia spegazzinii for the biological control of the weed, Mikania micrantha. This draft report proposes that the biological control…
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Biosecurity Advice 2014-02 - Draft IRA report for salacca from Indonesia

6 February 2014 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft import risk analysis report for fresh salacca (snake fruit) from Indonesia. The draft report proposes that salacca produced under Indonesia’s existing commercial production practices together with a system…
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Offshore Ethylene Oxide ETO Treatment Providers

​​​​​Reminder: Check the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) and your import permit conditions (if relevant) to determine all import requirements prior to importing, and to confirm that offshore Ethylene Oxide (ETO) treatment is an acceptable treatment option for your commodity. ETO is…
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Agricultural R&D investment hits $3 billion

Agricultural R&D funding remains more than $3 billion in the 2024-25 period according to a recent ABARES report.ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said private investment in R&D continued to grow at a faster pace than public investment."Since 2005-06, real private agricultural R…
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Release of the draft risk analysis report for the release of the parasitoid wasp Mastrus ridens for the biological control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella)

​​​​​23 April 2013This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of a draft risk analysis report to consider a proposal for the release of the parasitoid wasp Mastrus ridens for the biological control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella). The draft report is being issued for 30 days…
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