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20 December 2017Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to clients in the import and shipping industries, including importers and customs brokers, associated with the importation of…
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15 November 2016 The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 15 November 2016. Key issues discussed by the committee are summarised below.MERI Framework for the Agricultural…
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7 January 2017Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat and associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?The…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 8 Japan quotas including honey. These quotas were put in place by the Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA).
Australian exporters can export a specific amount of honey to Japan on a first-come, first-served (FCFS) basis…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 8 Japan quotas, including apple juice and orange juice. These quotas were put in place by the Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA).
Australian exporters can export up to 1,600 tonnes of apple juice and 1,300 tonnes of…
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22 June 2013
This Biosecurity Advice invites stakeholders to provide comments on the Importation of zoo elephants from approved countries: Draft policy review by 22 July 2013.
The Department of…
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24 May 2012
DAFF Biosecurity has been advised by the National Plant Protection Organisation of Bangladesh, the Department of Agricultural Extension, Plant Protection Wing, of new import conditions for wheat which provides an alternative to requiring treatment details endorsed on the phytosanitary…
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On 8 March 2018, our department held the first Biosecurity Innovation Exchange event, bringing innovators together to enhance our national biosecurity system to meet future challenges. The Exchange brought…
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Digitaria insularis also known as cotton grass or feather-top grass.
What to look for
Large, coarse, tufted grass with rough, hairy leaves. Flowers all-year round.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material or soil out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait…
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Chromolaena odorata
What to look for
A fast-growing shrub or scrambling weed that can grow several metres in height. The plant has branches and leaves in opposite pairs and produces bunches of fluffy white to pink flowers during June to September.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant…
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