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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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General requirementsImporters must have an import permit issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to bring veterinary vaccines into Australia. Import permit applications must be submitted to the department via the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON), with all…
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Government and industry share responsibility for managing the biosecurity risk associated with importing bulk grain. Risks are managed at each step of the import journey, from the offshore farm to the processing facility in Australia.Find out how:we assess the risks before issuing a permitthe risks…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 12 July 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. Fronts passing over southern Australia brought rainfall to parts of south-western Western Australia, southern South Australia, Victoria and…
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The Partnering to implement the National Soil Action Plan program is a $20 million initiative from the 2023-2024 budget.The Australian Government is partnering with states and territories to deliver 17 projects that address one or more priority actions of the National Soil Action Plan (2023-2028)…
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Import conditions for stone fruit from New Zealand are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible from certain countries.A decision to…
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19 December 2013
Purpose
To advise clients that Malaysia’s Department of Agriculture (DoA) intends to implement new phytosanitary import requirements from 1 July 2014.
Key Issues
The DoA has advised the Australian Department of Agriculture (the department) that it intends to implement…
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Boundaries of APLC area of operation
The boundaries defining the APLC area of operation were agreed upon by the Commissioners on the basis of where each species of locust was most likely to pose an…
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23 March 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the release of the job function HEP4001:9 Export inspection of horticulture protocol – leafy and other mixed vegetables.
Summary of changes and key points
The job function HEP4001:9 Export inspection of…
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Date of issue: 5 April 2023
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: IAN 2023-03
Attention
Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies
Purpose
To advise of an approved amendment to the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce.
Key points…
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