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Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is exotic and considered the 2nd most threatening plant pest for Australia.While there is no immediate threat to human health or pets, if khapra beetle were to establish in Australia, it would pose a serious threat to many of our agricultural industries.…
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Export Industry Advice notices 2018
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Biosecurity Policy and Response Branch – Reminder of new air cargo screening requirement19 Dec 20182018-…
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13 October 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All clients who will be required to lodge inspection requests to the department during this planned outage.
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This scheduled infrastructure maintenance has been cancelled and an outage will not occur at the previously communicated time. It…
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Important: Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Ballast Water managementAdvice to the international maritime industry on the upcoming Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC).DAFF Biosecurity officers will be conducting joint inspections with AMSA Port State Control officers during the 2025 CIC which…
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'Cargo containers: biosecurity aspects and procedures' details information on biosecurity requirements for risk management of containers and the cargo and packaging materials they carry. Cargo containers have many potential biosecurity risks including timber pests, soil, plant and animal matter.…
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You can prepare livestock for export if you are a licensed exporter and have an approved arrangement (AA) and approved export program (AEP) in place. You can also prepare livestock for export if you have a small and infrequent (S&I) exemption to these requirements. You must export in line…
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12 December 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department.
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Clients accessing The Biosecurity Portal through MyGov Digital Identity may be receiving errors.
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Clients are advised to clear…
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19 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are lodging inspection requests to the department.
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The unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Portal and Scheduling and Workload Management System (SWMS) has now been resolved.
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03 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.
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The outage to the Biosecurity Portal will no…
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Imported plants and their products can introduce exotic and unwanted weeds, pests and diseases into Australia. These can threaten our natural environment, our food security and economy.
We protect Australia’s biosecurity status through education and targeted regulation.
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