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IAN 2025-19: NEXDOC and EXDOC system maintenance – overnight 17-18 July 2025Date of issue: 16 July 2025AttentionEXDOC registered exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwardersNEXDOC registered exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwardersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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How you can protect Australia's aquatic animal health

If you see any unusual symptoms in farmed or wild aquatic animals, including unusual fish deaths, report it to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.Risks to aquatic animal health come from a variety of sources, including:aquarium fish, also known as ornamental fishbait and…
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2019-08 - Horticulture Exports Program – Accreditation applications for farms, packhouses and treatment facilities, to export kiwifruit to Thailand in 2019

1 February 2019PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the kiwifruit industry that applications for exports of kiwifruit to Thailand are now open.Summary of changes and key pointsFarms…
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2017-31 - Horticulture Exports Program – Release of the work plan for the export of nectarines to the People’s Republic of China

9 August 2017 Purpose​ The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice is to advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) has released the work plan for the export of nectarines from Australia to the People’s Republic of China. Summary of changes and key points The…
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Securing our region against potential outbreaks

There are 300,000 doses of a vaccine against the serious cattle virus that causes lumpy skin disease (LSD) that have been secured in an agreement that will help Australia prepare for potential future outbreaks. LSD, which also affects buffalo, has been reported in Indonesia but Australia remains…
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Keep a TopWatch! for avian influenza

Outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, are on the rise globally. HPAI is a highly contagious disease that affect poultry and birds, and it can spread to other species, including humans. Australia is currently free of HPAI, however we need to remain vigilant for any…
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2017-46 - Horticulture Exports Program – Citrus grower applications for exports to protocol markets in 2018

3 November 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that online applications are now open for citrus growers to apply for their citrus orchards or…
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2016-65 - Horticulture Exports Program – Citrus grower applications for exports to protocol markets in 2017

​16 November 2016PurposeTo advise the citrus industry that online applications are now open for citrus growers to apply for their citrus orchards or blocks to be approved for export to South Korea, China,…
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395-2025: Scheduled Service Disruptions: Friday 28 November to Sunday 30 November 2025 – COLS, COLSB2G, PEBS, MARS, OPS

26 November 2025Who 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 maintenance period (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and…
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73-2018 – BICON website outage for five hours and twenty minutes from 23:30 Thursday 12th July to 04:50 Friday 13th July (AEST)

12 July 2018Who does this notice affect? All clients who use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system to submit import permit applications.Information The department is undertaking…
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