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Timber and bamboo packaging used to support, protect or carry imported goods must meet the import conditions outlined in BICON.Import conditions vary depending on the type of packaging. The following BICON cases apply:For packaging imported as a commodity, use the ‘Timber and bamboo packaging…
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Khapra beetle larvae cast skins in imported products and packaging.
Seeds for sowing exported from all countries via all arrival modes must comply with the following conditions, unless the seed meets the exclusion criteria:
inspected offshore by a…
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2 January 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of live plants (nursery stock) from China, customs brokers and departmental staff.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has identified a recent publication which reports the presence of Xylella…
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Grains of wheat infected with Karnal buntL.A. Castlebury USDA-ARS SBML, PaDIL.
Karnal buntExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease that causes broken hollow (bunted) grain, powdery masses of dark spores, and a strong fishy odourWhere it's from: India originally, but now also…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 3
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Harry Smithard
Harry was one of the first detector dog handlers along with Rachel from our previous episode. In this podcast Harry outlines the initial challenges of the detector dog program…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has set conditions for how activities can be performed under an approved arrangement. Some conditions are specific to the class of approved arrangement you are operating, and some apply across multiple arrangement classes.The class of your…
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This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) provides stakeholders with proposed quarantine measures for the importation of zoo bovids into Australian zoos from approved New Zealand zoos. We would welcome…
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In 2021, ABARES was commissioned by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Sugar Research Australia to conduct a survey of Australian sugarcane farms. The survey was conducted in mid-2021 and collected a comprehensive set of financial,…
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Preface
This attachment details Commonwealth environmental and heritage obligations in relation to forests. The procedures and requirements outlined should be read in conjunction with the model…
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Update 9 April 2024The livestock vessel MV Bahijah has arrived safely in Israel after its consignment was exported from Australia on 3 March 2024.Mortalities onboard the vessel did not exceed the notifiable limit of 0.5% for cattle and 1% for sheep.The remaining livestock have been successfully…
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