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2025-24: Horticulture – Applications for the export of lychees and mangoes to protocol markets

12 May 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that applications for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and registration of treatment facilities are now open to export lychees and mangoes to protocol markets for the 2025-26 season.Summary of changes and key…

12 May 2025 - Last modified

AHC Vet Communiqué – September 2022

Publication details Animal Health Committee (AHC), September 2022 Downloads Vet Communiqué – September 2022 (PDF 333 KB) If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance. Animal Health Committee (AHC) provides veterinary leadership and technical expertise…

11 October 2022 - Last modified

Strawberries from Japan

Import conditions for fresh strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) from Japan have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued. The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Japan and an…

07 June 2021 - Last modified

Approved certifying bodies

The Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2021 enable the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) to assess an organic certifier and recognise it as an approved certifying body. Once an organic certifier is recognised as an approved certifying body, it may perform the…

29 September 2025 - Last modified

AHC Vet Communiqué – April 2023

Publication details Animal Health Committee (AHC), April 2023 Downloads Vet Communiqué – April 2023 (PDF 178 KB) If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance. Animal Health Committee (AHC) provides veterinary leadership and technical expertise for…

11 April 2024 - Last modified

Final risk analysis for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) from Indonesia

We conducted a risk analysis for fresh dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) from Indonesia. We conducted the risk analysis in three key steps: Announced the commencement of the risk analysis on 14 December 2017, via Biosecurity Advice 2017-28 and the Announcement Information Paper. We…

30 September 2020 - Last modified

Potential economic consequences of African swine fever in Australia

Authors: Rachel Slatyer, Ahmed Hafi, Kirsty Richards, Mark Cozens, Donkor Addai, LY Cao, Chris Mornement, Miles Keighley, Tony Arthur Overview Since 2007, African swine fever (ASF) has spread through Europe, Asia and some of Australia’s nearest Pacific…

14 June 2023 - Last modified

2021-43: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Update on new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

Date of issue: 27 October 2021 Date of effect: From 1 January 2022 Reference Number: MAA2021-43 (Dairy), MAA2021-24 (Seafood), MAA2021-18 (NPG) Related: MAA2021-38,40&41 (Dairy), MAA2021-20,21&22 (Seafood), MAA2021-14,15&16 (NPG) Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy…

27 October 2021 - Last modified

2021-24: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Update on new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

27 October 2021 - Last modified

2021-18: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Update on new registration process for food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China and product labelling requirements

27 October 2021 - Last modified