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Treatment to kill or inactivate the pest

OverviewChemical and physical phytosanitary treatments that kill or inactivate pests in the consignment.Examples include chemical treatments and fumigants, heat or vapour heat treatment, cold storage and irradiation. These are mostly applied post-production.Demonstrating treatment efficacy requires…
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Pest free area (PFA)

 OverviewProvides the required confidence that a target pest does not occur within a designated area, thereby allowing trade to occur from within that area.PFAs are most often used for high-risk pests that are easier to detect and eradicate, and applied to high-value agricultural areas where…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee Inquiry Report: Operation, effectiveness, and consequences of the PGPA (Location of Corporate Commonwealth Entities) Order 2016

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2017 Download Australian Government response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee inquiry report: Operation, effectiveness, and consequences of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (…
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Grain and Plant Products Export Industry Consultative Committee (GPPEICC)

Terms of ReferenceAs at 28 July 20251. PurposeTo provide a principal forum for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department) to consult with the industries involved in the export of grain and plant products.2. AimsThe Committee aims to provide assurance for exporters and other…
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Responses to Stop the Trawler Alliance campaigns

​​​​[expand all]​ 2 March 2016​​ Ms Rebecca Hubbard  Stop the Trawler Alliance​Dear Ms HubbardI am writing in response to the most recent Stop the Trawler Alliance email campaign…
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Biosecurity Business Grants Program

Background Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000-kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases. Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through the movement of people and goods by sea and air, through traditional visits between Papua New…
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Horse Industry Consultative Committee - Meeting Minutes 24

Download Document Pages File size Meeting Minutes 24 PDF 11 284 KB If you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility. Online version Tuesday 11 May 2021 11.00am to 2.00pm Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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Questions and Answers

Final import risk analysis report for fresh decrowned pineapple fruit from Malaysia Questions and Answers – 14 December 2012 Import risk analysis Why was this import risk analysis undertaken?…
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Apiaceous vegetable seeds

We have completed a review of import conditions for apiaceous vegetable seeds for sowing. Updates Implementation pause We are reviewing the biosecurity status of pests considered in the review of apiaceous vegetable seeds for sowing, including consideration of new scientific information and…
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Fresh Chinese jujube fruit from China

We have published import conditions for fresh Chinese jujube fruit (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) from China on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).  Before importing jujubes from China, importers must apply to the department for an import permit. The decision to commence…
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