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All imports of live laboratory animals require an import permit. Applications are assessed case-by case. In some instances, import permit applications may need to be referred to external agencies or other government departments for additional expert advice.All species imported for laboratory…
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14 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of bovine fluids and tissues for laboratory research from Spain.Importers of veterinary therapeutics from Spain.Importers of bovine reproductive material from Spain.What has changed?On 4 October 2025, the Spanish Government reported the detection…
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18 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participants with a Biosecurity Containment Level 2 (BC2) approved arrangement and other key biosecurity stakeholders including peak industry bodies, department approved third-party assessors, research institutions and universities and…
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Australia will host the 30th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC).
The theme for the 2-6 October event in Sydney is Sustainable forests for a sustainable future.
The APFC is the Asia-Pacific region’s key decision-making forum for…
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1 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Accredited persons under the class 19.2 Approved Arrangement (AA) who lodge bulk consignments of risk level 3 fertiliser using AEPCOMM under tariffs 2834, 3102-3105.
What has changed?
From 1st August 2022, the department will add a Community Protection…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsImported food safety requirements are now included in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported Food Inspection…
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If an international vessel wishes to bring goods to a place within a first point of entry (FPOE) that is not designated as a biosecurity entry point for those goods, an application for permission under section 148 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 must be submitted directly to the department for approval…
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SEA-RIFF is a flexible funding mechanism supporting innovative ideas over the life of the Program. These ideas should be demand-driven and aligned with the Program’s objectives.
How it works
SEA-RIFF may fund innovative ideas or the scaling up of existing efforts to combat IUU fishing.
While…
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DetailsThe whole-of-department Compliance Policy sets out the principles we follow when carrying out our compliance activities and outlines our strategies and tools for managing compliance. The policy explains how we work with regulated entities to achieve better compliance and regulatory outcomes.…
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07 June 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all EXDOC and PEMS users, including plant export clients and exporters, of an expected system maintenance and associated outage from 12:00pm - 11:59pm (AEDT) Sunday 18 June 2023.
Summary and key points
The following…
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