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We recently concluded the Hitchhiker Pest Awareness campaign: I’m in the business of biosecurity. Its goal was to raise awareness to help protect Australia’s agriculture, economy, and way of life from invasive pests that can enter our country via shipping containers and imported goods.With climate…
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Also known as pen-side tests, point-of-care (POC) tests are usually carried out in the field, or away from a central laboratory. This type of testing is useful for the early detection of pests and diseases by producing quick preliminary diagnostic results in a simple user-friendly way. An example…
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9 November 2023Who does this notice affect?Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods manufactured in or shipped from target risk countries,…
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15 May 2020Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Fresh table grapes imported for human consumption, from the United States of AmericaWhat has changed?The department is incorporating fresh table grapes from the USA onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS). This change is…
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Publication detailsThis list is referenced in section 23(1) of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods – Norfolk Island) Determination 2016 (Goods Determination).This list contains conditionally non-prohibited goods which are subject to specific conditions of import, as…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, April 2023
If you want to import a species of plant that is not listed in the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON), you will need to complete a New plant introduction form and submit it to the Department of…
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3 September 2020
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Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principle agents— associated with importing goods that require…
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17 August 2018Who does this notice affect? This notice applies to importers and customs brokers associated with importing goods from China.What has changed?From 21 August 2018, a new Chinese government…
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28 June 2017This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders of the formal commencement of a review to consider appropriate risk management measures for the importation of cooked duck meat from Thailand into…
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7 September 2015
This Biosecurity Advice informs stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture has reviewed the 2003 policy on stockfeed with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (…
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