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16 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) who submit Transhipment of Ship or Aircraft Stores (Ship or Aircraft Stores) lodgements.What has changed?Case name changeThe Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has updated the name of the ‘Ship or…
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Authors: Bertie Hennecke, Lucy Arrowsmith and José ten Have
Prickly Pear (left) and Blackberry (right) are included in the list of 32 Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) agreed by Australian governments based on an assessment process that prioritised these weeds based on their invasiveness,…
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The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) community with the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) acknowledged the importance of understanding and better managing the phytosanitary risks associated with the movement of aid in its sixteenth session (CPM-16, 2022). In this meeting,…
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17 April 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container…
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Three individuals have been penalised after an attempt to import succulents was intercepted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity Dr Chris Locke said these outcomes are a warning to anyone who ignores Australia’s biosecurity laws.
“We have three…
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Date of notice: 11 August 2014
Date of Effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries
Export Establishments
Industry bodies – Seafood.
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture
Central and Regional offices
Affected Markets: Russia – all food and agricultural exports
Further information: Email…
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Date of issue: 28 May 2021
Date of effect: 28 May 2021
Reference Number: MAA2021-20
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council
Export dairy establishments
Licensed exporters …
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Date of issue: 1 December 2021
Date of effect: 7 December 2021
Reference Number: MAA2021-21
Related MAAs: NPG MAA 2021-09 and 2021-10
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative…
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Date of issue: 1 December 2021
Date of effect: 7 December 2021
Reference Number: MAA2021-27
Related MAAs: Fish MAA 2021-16 and 2021-18
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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