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Emergency measures are currently in place to manage the risk of Xylella (Xylella fastidiosa and Xylella taiwanensis) entering Australia via imported host plants and some seed species.Australia has transitioned emergency measures to regulate Xylella hosts at the genus level, rather than family level…
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7 December 2019
Who 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 unplanned outage.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this unplanned…
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The department may request payment of initial assessment and inspection fees for import declarations upfront, when the full cost of the service can be determined prior to its delivery.Assessment of import declarations will not occur until the upfront payment is received.The department exempts…
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MARS NewsA quick reference guide to Understanding the MARS Biosecurity Status Document (BSD) is now available: Quick Reference Guide: Understanding the BSD.
Using the MARS Offline form for itinerary updatesThe MARS itinerary update form is for agents and…
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Date of notice: 1 October 2014Date of effect: 1 October 2014Frequently asked questions - registered vessels1. My vessel freezes and salts fish for export. Do I need to be registered? If you…
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This page provides guidance on how to import biological materials including foods, therapeutics, laboratory materials, and vaccines.
Import conditions/is a permit required
You can use the departnment's Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON)to determine if the product you want to import…
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When levies and export charges applyLevyLevy applies to passionfruit harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest:sold the passionfruitprocessed the passionfruit themselves, orhad the passionfruit processed by another person.Export chargeExport charge applies…
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We have completed the risk analysis for okra from India. We will now verify that India can meet the import conditions.
Risk analysis
When we do a risk analysis we:
review the science on pests and diseases of concern
assess and analyse biosecurity risks…
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MCAS-S Data Pack – Update 2022 released
The MCAS-S data pack – update 2022 supports the Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) software tool.
This package of nationally consistent Australian spatial layers at one-kilometre resolution contains publicly available…
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If you believe that a decision made by the department is unreasonable, there is a process in place by which you can ask for a review of that decision. Read the relevant legislation.
If you have difficulty accessing the legislation from our website, please contact us as soon as possible and…
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