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312-2025: Scheduled Outage: Monday 15 September – SeaPest

10 September 2025Who does this notice affect?All users of the Seasonal Pest (SeaPest) system portal forms.InformationDue to scheduled system maintenance, the portal-forms site will be unavailable while it is restarted between 23:00 to 23:30 Monday 15 September 2025 (AEST).ActionClients are advised…
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234-2025: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 24 July to Friday 25 July 2025 – SeaPest

21 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All users of the Seasonal Pest (SeaPest) system portal forms.InformationDue to scheduled system maintenance, SeaPest will be unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 24 July to 2:30 Friday 25 July 2025 (AEST)ActionClients are advised to await the completion of this…
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2016-50 - Horticulture Exports Program – Applications for export approval of onshore cold treatment facilities for export of fruit fly host commodities to Thailand

​19 August 2016 Purpose All onshore cold treatment facilities intending to export horticulture commodities that are fruit fly hosts to Thailand must submit an ‘Export approval application form’ by Friday 2 September 2016. This process is not applicable to facilities already jointly approved by…
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2015-39 – Horticulture Exports Program – Export listing for on-shore cold treatment facilities for Thailand

​28 July 2015Summary All on-shore cold treatment facilities intending to export horticulture commodities that are fruit fly hosts to Thailand must submit an ‘Export listing application form’ by Tuesday 11…
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Importation of zoo hippopotamuses and their semen from approved countries to Australia

We have completed the final report on the policy review for the importation of zoo hippopotamuses and their semen from approved countries. Steps to complete this risk analysisWhen we do a risk analysis, we:Start by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of…
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Implementing Australia’s National Biosecurity Strategy

The implementation plan to assist in delivery of Australia’s first National Biosecurity Strategy (NBS), a collaborative, national approach to protecting Australia from exotic pests and diseases backed by all government agriculture ministers, has been released. First Assistant Secretary for…
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Weekly update - 8 December 2022

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update Key issues For the week ending 7 December 2022, high-pressure systems brought another week of dry conditions to most of Australia. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres were observed across small areas of northern and eastern…
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Temporary measures to assist with assessment and issuance of import permits due to COVID-19

17 April 2020 Who does this notice affect? Importers of animals, biological and animal based goods. Background The department is committed to supporting trade during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The department is focusing on measures to expedite the assessment and issuance of…
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105-2018 - Changes to sulphuryl fluoride treatment requirements for timber and timber products to take effect on 11 September 2018

​31 August 2018Who does this notice affect? Importers, customs agents and offshore treatment providers of timber and timber products.What is Changing?On 11 September 2018, amendments will be made to…
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Lesser auger beetle

​Download Document Pages File size Lesser auger beetle fact sheet PDF 2 1.83 M​B If you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility. Online version ​​The lesser auger beetle is found in India, Asia, the Middle East and…
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