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16-2025: Commencement of the application of fees for post-inspection in-office imported food sample management activities on 3 February 2025

20 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders, including commercial importers and brokers importing consignments of imported food subject to analytical testing under the Imported Food Control Act 1992.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the…
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24-2021: Permits to import cats and dogs to Australia

16 February 2021 Who does this notice affect? This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies, and importers of cats and dogs to Australia from countries other than New Zealand and Norfolk Island. What has changed? COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog imports to Australia…
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2011-02 - Draft review of fresh taro corms

​16 March 2011 Biosecurity Australia Advice 2011/02 - Importation of fresh taro corms from all countries This Biosecurity Australia Advice advises stakeholders of the release of the Draft review of import conditions for fresh taro corms. Comments on the draft report are invited by 20 May 2011…
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Biosecurity Australia Advice 2011/19 - Final policy review of the bluetongue virus risks associated with the importation of cattle, sheep, goat and deer semen and embryos from the European Union, and cattle semen and embryos from Switzerland and Norway, A

​​3 November 2011This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) informs stakeholders that Australia’s Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine has determined a quarantine policy review of the biosecurity risks for…
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Forest Industry Advisory Council (FIAC)

FIAC undertook the function of the Forest and Wood Products Council, which is required under section 11 of the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 (RFA Act), from 2014 until 2023. The Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership was established in 2023, and has assumed…
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Bringing cats and dogs to or from Norfolk Island

We manage the risk of diseases and pests of biosecurity concern under the Biosecurity Act 2015. The Biosecurity Act 2015 and its subordinate legislation sets out biosecurity arrangements and responsibilities for the movement of cats and dogs into Australian territory, including the external…
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Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives you a legal right to request access to documents held by the government. Before you make a request, check if you can access the information another way. Access your documents Some information is available to you without an FOI request. For…
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Biosecurity Advice 2012-09 - Release of the draft review for the importation of potato propagative material into Australia

​20 April 2012 This Biosecurity Advice (BA) invites stakeholders to provide comments on the ‘Draft review of policy: Importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) propagative material into Australia’ by…
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Biosecurity Advice 2012/14 - Draft report for the review of import conditions for fresh potatoes for processing from New Zealand

3 July 2012 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the review of import conditions for fresh potatoes for processing from New Zealand. The Department of…
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Biosecurity Advice 2013/01 - Draft review of the importation of grapevine (Vitis species) propagative material into Australia

​18 January 2013  This Biosecurity Advice (BA) invites stakeholders to provide comments on the ‘Draft review of policy: importation of grapevine (Vitis species) propagative material into…
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