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The Victorian emergency response to an outbreak of H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry has been successful, with eradication officially declared on 13 June 2025.There have been no new cases of H7 HPAI since 24 February and Australia confirmed freedom from high pathogenicity…
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The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without…
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Monday 17 October 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers of animal-based pet food and departmental biosecurity officers at international mail centres.
What has changed?
Biosecurity Animal Division recently conducted a risk analysis of unregulated animal-based…
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Join like-minded stakeholders at the 2023 National Biosecurity Forum to discuss challenges, opportunities and innovative approaches for protecting Australia’s biosecurity system.
Deputy Secretary for Biosecurity Dr Chris Locke said the forum helps us work together to maintain and strengthen our…
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30 March 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice affects biosecurity industry participants who hold an approved arrangement under Chapter 7 of the Biosecurity Act 2015.
What has changed?
The Approved Arrangement General Policies document has been revised to better reflect the department’s…
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The burnt pine longicorn beetle is found in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, Russia, North Africa, and the countries between the Black and Caspian Seas and Syria and Israel.
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The risk to Australia
If introduced into Australia the burnt pine longicorn beetle…
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18 February 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the product security requirements for airfreight cherries and table grapes to Korea.
Summary of changes and key points
The Korea Animal and Plant Quarantine agency (APQA) has clarified the product security requirements…
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DetailsThe whole-of-department Compliance Policy sets out the principles we follow when carrying out our compliance activities and outlines our strategies and tools for managing compliance. The policy explains how we work with regulated entities to achieve better compliance and regulatory outcomes.…
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26 November 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite exporters of non-prescribed goods (NPGs) to express interest in participating in future research activities of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment focussed on improving the experience of exporters.Key…
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Stakeholder submissions on specific issues with Australia’s current prawn import policy are published below. The department received ten submissions and eight of the stakeholders gave consent for their submission to be published. These submissions were made in response to Biosecurity Advice 2018-…
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