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Spotted lanternfly

PLANT PEST Adult spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula Spotted lanternflyExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Spotted lanternfly adults are up to 2.7 cm long and approximately 1.2 cm wide with large, visually striking wings. A hitchhiker that feeds on the sap of host plants, including economically…
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Cooked turkey meat from the United States - Commencement of a review

​​This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders of the formal commencement of a review to consider appropriate risk management measures for the importation of cooked turkey meat from the United States…
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41-2024: Scheduled Service Disruption: Tuesday 12 to Wednesday 13 March 2024 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS

12 March 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity…
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On the record

Our ‘on the record’ statements provide further detail and facts on a broad range of issues. We may issue these statements on topics with a high level of public interest. Response to 9News article about PFAS and cattle, from 20 February 2020 Statement on export certification claims by Citrus…
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185-2018 - Updated - BICON Invoicing Services, Cargo Online Lodgement System, Maritime Arrivals Reporting System, Online Payment Service and the Post Entry Biosecurity System Unavailable

from 23:00 Wednesday 12 December to 04:00 Thursday 13 December 2018 (AEDT)​​12 December 2018Update to this noticeA component of the sceduled up​grade has been postponed meaning that fewer IT systems…
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135-2025: Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 03 May 2025 – Multiple Systems

01 May 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)Approved arrangements…
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MAA 2025-09: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #21: High pathogenicity avian influenza – certification updates for Kiribati and the Republic of Korea

Date of issue: 26 March 2025Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA 2025-09Related MAAs: MAA 2024-08, MAA 2024-10, MAA 2024-12, MAA 2024-13, MAA 2024-15, MAA 2024-16, MAA 2024-18, MAA 2024-20, MAA 2024-22, MAA 2024-25, MAA 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA…
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Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Group pest risk analysis for mealybugs

​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, September 2018The factsheet provides an overview of the group pest risk analysis for mealybugs, and the viruses they transmit, for a 60 day public…
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Passionfruit from Vietnam

We have published import conditions for fresh passionfruit from Vietnam on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits can now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Vietnam and an importer in Australia. The importer must…
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61-2018 - Cargo Online Lodgement System – Services Impacted 19:00 Friday 22nd June to 03:00 Saturday 23rd June 2018 (AEST)

19 June 2018 Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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