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All seed consignments imported into Australia for all end uses must meet the standards for seed contaminants and tolerances set by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Check the guidance on this page and import conditions in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) to…
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Australia’s economy relies on strong, open trade. Every day, we import a range of live animals, plants and animal and plant products.We must determine if an animal, plant or animal/plant product is safe to import to Australia. This is because imported goods can carry serious pests and diseases. We…
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Submissions received in response to the 'Issues paper for the import risk analysis for fresh apple fruit from the USA'.
Apple and Pear Australia Ltd
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Submissions in response to the draft IRA report for fresh apple fruit from the USA
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1 November 2017Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh citrus from Egypt.What has changed?BICON cases for citrus from Egypt (Fresh…
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The department maintains close contact with industry clients through industry consultative committees (ICCs), ensuring efficient and effective service delivery. ICCs are instrumental in developing effective operational responses to government policy for the department's import and export…
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Australia’s agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals regulatory system is instrumental in protecting the health and safety of people, animals, and the environment from risks associated with agvet chemicals. A well-functioning regulatory system increases the value of the Australian agricultural…
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10 January 2008
Since the recent relocation of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) to 18 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra City, the department has been experiencing telephone…
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24 October 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers and brokers of fresh whole mangosteens from Indonesia.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has updated import conditions in the department’s Biosecurity Import Condition…
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Episode: June 2025Presenter:Dr Tom Schmidt - School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne.Summary: In this webinar Tom summarises how evolutionary genomics approaches have been used in Australian biosecurity and how these methods can be applied to plant pests. He then…
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