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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into 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…
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What can data from the Census of Population and Housing tell us about changes in agricultural employment?
Authors: Neil Barr and Robert Kancans
Note: Derived from analysis of historic data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (CPH). Limitations of…
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19 January 2017Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders that deal with imported fresh fruit and vegetables, nursery stock (excluding tissue cultures) and cut flowers (perishables) consignments…
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14 November 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice affects brokers and importers of uncooked, highly processed prawns imported under tariff codes 030616, 030617, 030626, 030627, 160521, 160529.What…
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6 January 2020
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 planned outage.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry…
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Last July, our Innovation Pilots and Marine and Aquatic Biosecurity teams began a ballast water pilot. They compared two ballast water sampling kits, the Satake Ballast Catch and Ballast Eye and the SGSBWMS2.
The goal of the pilot was to assess if existing sampling kits can save money and enable…
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Date of issue: 30 June 2009
Date of effect: 1 July 2009
In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1250/2008 of 12 December 2008, changes to the certification requirements for seafood…
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Import conditions for cherry fruit from New Zealand are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import cherry fruit from New Zealand into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in Australia and a…
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26 July 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is for importers of fresh garlic bulbs for human consumption, approved arrangements, freight forwarders, brokers, and Pathway Operations Cargo – Assessment and Inspection.
What has changed?
On 15 August 2022, the validity period of import…
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22 July 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who lodge manual entry consignments in the Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) for assessment and/or inspection by a biosecurity officer.
What has changed?
The department has introduced an online payment…
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