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23 September 2022Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department.InformationThe Biosecurity Portal is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. As a result, clients are unable to submit new import inspection…
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4 May 2018Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to relevant international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.What has changed?The Department of…
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11 July 2016PurposeTo advise industry of the key requirements for onshore cold treatment of horticulture exports to China and Thailand.Summary of changes and key pointsGeneral requirementsAn onshore…
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From: Peter Henchman [pchench@bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Monday, 4 July 2011 4:54 PM
To: BA - Plant Biosecurity Contact
Subject: Review of fresh apple fruit from New Zealand
This is a submission in…
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28 May 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved…
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5 June 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of Thailand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changes to their residue testing on imports of fresh fruit and vegetables scheduled to be implemented 15 June 2020.
These changes may result in additional costs, requirements and…
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20 June 2016
This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has finalised a biosecurity risk review for the importation of honey bee semen. Importation of honey bee semen may be permitted subject to biosecurity legislation, and the…
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Last updated 4 March 2024DownloadNotice to Industry 12: Pre-Export Quarantine Facility Audit and Recovery of Costs Policy (PDF 219 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, please visit web accessibility.Introduction:The purpose of this document is to communicate the Department of…
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The department has implemented a range of standard permit conditions for certain commodities to help streamline the permit application process.A standard permit contains a specific set of conditions that have been assessed by the department as being appropriate to manage biosecurity risks for a…
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Date issued 18 August 2004
India has revised their quarantine weed seed list for Australian commodities. The list of quarantine weed seeds list has been reduced from 61 to 33. Of the 33…
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