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The amount of seafood (edible and non-edible) produced in Australia has steadily grown over the last decade to almost 300,000 tonnes per year. This growth is mostly driven by the expansion of prawn and salmon aquaculture and by increased tuna catch, as some wild stocks continue to recover.…
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26 October 2018Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to submit permit applications or access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this…
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The Australian Government’s Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility located in Mickleham, Victoria manages high-risk plant and animal imports, including cats, dogs, horses, live birds, hatching eggs, bees and ruminants. When these imports arrive in Australia, they are kept in quarantine while their…
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2 August 2021Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Fresh pomegranates from the United StatesSphagnum peat and peat with approved additives from countries free of foot and mouth disease (FMD)Fresh mature coconuts (husk removed and prayer nuts) from all countriesDried coconut products…
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Last published 14 April 2025DownloadNotice to Industry 6: Horse equipment arriving with horses from the northern hemisphere (PDF 154 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionPurposeTo inform horse importers of the requirements and their…
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What happens when I arrive in Australia?
On arrival in Australia you must present an Incoming Passenger Card. In it you must declare all items of interest to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of Home Affairs, such as food, items with seeds…
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We are conducting a risk analysis for fresh decrowned pineapples for human consumption from India and Indonesia.
Risk analysis:When we do a risk analysis, we:review the science on pests and diseases of concernassess and analyse biosecurity risksdevelop…
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Report To The Minister For Agriculture, Fisheries And Forestry, The Hon. Tony Burke MP, On The Implementation Of The Callinan Inquiry (No. 3, September 2009)
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List of low, medium and high risk finfish species for human consumption (PDF 161 KB)
List of low, medium and high risk finfish species for human consumption (DOCX 223 KB)
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Importers should…
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14 January 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) System during this planned maintenance period.All importers and customs…
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