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The department considers cruise vessels to be a high biosecurity risk due to a number of factors, including:the large number of crew and passengers on board increases the risk of spreading human diseases of biosecurity concernpassengers disembarking with souvenirs from overseas countries which may…
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[expand all]Executive SummaryThe Council of Australian Governments (COAG) directed the Primary Industries Ministerial Council (now the Standing Council on Primary Industries [SCoPI]) to bring forward a…
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12 August 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of the release of instructional material for mobile bulk loading of prescribed goods for export.
Key points
The following new instructional material is available on the Plant Export Operations Manual (PEOM)
Guideline:…
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6 October 2020
Who does this notice affect?
International travellers, international vessel masters and their agents, and Australian importers and overseas exporters of high-risk plant products sent via international mail (including items posted using Express Mail Service).
What has changed?…
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13 December 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final pest risk analysis for brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys).
The final report recommends risk management measures to manage the biosecurity risk posed by brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) on…
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18 October 2019This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh pomegranate whole fruit and processed ‘ready-to-…
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Current status
Import conditions for lychees from Taiwan and Vietnam are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import lychees from Taiwan and Vietnam into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in…
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The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the Stockholm Convention) is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs).Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)POPs are pesticide and industrial chemicals that are persistent…
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9 July 2018
Purpose
The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise treatment facilities that applications are now open for the accreditation of facilities to treat cherries and summerfruit being exported to the following protocol markets in the 2018–19 season:
China
Thailand…
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19 June 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) to advise industry of requirements and processes for the inspection, loading and certification of citrus in-transit cold treatment (ITCT…
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