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35-2025: *Update* Scheduled Outage: Saturday 15 February to Sunday 16 February 2025 – BICON, eCertificates, EVE, EXDOC, NEXDOC

10 February 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.Approved…
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2024-28: Changes to myGovID

Date of issue: 12 November 2024Date of effect: 18 November 2024Attention:Registered exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwardersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) – Central and Regional offices.PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry…
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104-2025: *Update* Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 03 April 2025 – BCST

3 April 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangement operators attempting to access online reports of entries referred to the department for biosecurity assessment, or management under a class 19 Approved Arrangement, via the Biosecurity Cargo Status Tracker (BCST).InformationUpdate: To…
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37-2019 - Services Restored - Unscheduled Service Disruption Impacting AIMS, COLS, ICS, S-Cargo and SAC Tuesday 19 March 2019 (AEDT)

​​19 March 2019Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.Information Due to…
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331-2025: UPDATE: PEQ Animal Care Declaration form now included in PEBS booking confirmation

30 September 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers of cats and/or dogs who use the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS).What has changed?Due to a system release delay, the Animal Care Declaration will now come into effect at 23:30 Thursday 9th October 2025 instead of the planned release of…
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List of Goods That May Carry Hitchhiker Pests

Section 57 of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (Goods Determination) specifies a class of goods that must not be brought or imported into Australian territory unless the condition specified in section 56 is complied with.The class of goods specified in section…
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Step-by-step guide to exporting fish and fish products

​​​​Follow these steps to export fish and fish products. This guide will help you comply with Austra​lian export laws and meet importing country requirements.Fees and charges apply to some steps.Note: If you are exporting live fish not intended for human consumption, refer to requirements for live…
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Agricultural Commodities Report September 2024

Download Full Report and DataThis report contains ABARES forecasts for the value, volume and price of Australia’s agricultural production and exports to 2024–25.Download the full reportAgricultural Commodities Report – September Quarter 2024 (PDF - 4.7 MB)Download the dataAgricultural Commodities:…
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Improving our understanding of the risks of LSD incursions via non-regulated pathways

Background: What is lumpy skin disease and how is it spread? Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a serious viral disease of cattle and buffalo spread by biting insects including stable flies, mosquitoes, ticks and possibly midges. LSD virus tends to spread over long distances by movement of infected…
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Demand for farm workers: ABARES farm surveys 2018

Authors: Niki Dufty, Peter Martin and Shiji Zhao ABARES 2018 surveys provide an-depth profile of labour demand, recruitment difficulties and future challenges farmers face. The surveys covered broadacre, dairy and vegetable industries across all states, together with irrigated cotton and fruit…
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