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All commercial vessels must use MARS for vessel pre-arrival reporting.Commercial vessel types that must use MARS to report noting that some vessels having additional requirements to be met:Australian vesselsCruiseHeavy liftRo-Ros (Roll On Roll Off)BargesFishingLivestockSuperyachts - charteredBreak…
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The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 19 and 20 March 2025 in Canberra. The meeting was co-chaired by Justine Saunders (Deputy Secretary, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) and Rachel Chay (Deputy Director General & Chief Biosecurity Officer,…
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Download full report and dataThis report contains ABARES forecasts for the value, volume and price of Australia’s agricultural production and exports to 2025–26.Download the full reportAgricultural Commodities Report – June Quarter 2025 (PDF - 2.8 MB)Agricultural Commodities Report – June Quarter…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsImported food safety requirements are now included in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported Food Inspection…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has successfully negotiated new technical market access into Pakistan for bovine semen and embryos.Head of Trade at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Matthew Koval said this was a huge accomplishment for…
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Distribution
Nymph Description: Colour is very variable. Early instars tend to be green to brown with variable strong…
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28 October 2019
Who 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 and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Jordan Parker, James Fell, Andrew Duver and Donkor Addai
Overview
In 2050, Asia is projected to have 5.3 billion consumers, representing 55% of the world’s population.
This presents opportunities for Australian agricultural exporters through the benefits of a large…
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In partnership with Charles Sturt University the Biosecurity Training Centre delivers professional training and specialised programs for the biosecurity workforce. We are committed to building a prepared, skilled, capable, and agile workforce that strengthens our biosecurity system.The centre…
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To uphold Australia’s high biosecurity standards, over the past year we have ramped up our enforcement response to non compliance. Recent updates to the Biosecurity Act include additional measures to address non-compliance more effectively, which includes:civil sanctions including infringement…
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