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The honey bee industry is critical to Australia’s agriculture. Bees produce honey and wax as well as pollinate crops. The industry is worth more than $14 billion annually.
Around 70% of honey is produced from our native flora. Skilled commercial beekeepers produce 37,000 tonnes of honey annually.…
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Australia takes a conservative and careful approach to biosecurity management to safeguard the health of Australian people, animals and plants. There are many exotic diseases and pests that could impact on Australia’s economy, environment and way of life. Recent ABARES research found the impact…
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When planning to import goods, you will need to ensure that the airport or seaport of first arrival is approved to land your goods. You are also required to provide information to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and to the Department of Home Affairs about your goods.…
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30 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All importers of marine and freshwater finfish for either human consumption or for use in aquaculture or as bait. The department will directly contact current permit holders about this change.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Water and…
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Our vision is a more sustainable and prosperous Australia through biosecurity, agricultural production and trade.We maintain and create agricultural export opportunities, to provide gains for Australian agriculture, fishing and forestry. We manage biosecurity risks to Australia to protect our multi…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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11 December 2020Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Fresh truss and loose tomatoes from New ZealandFresh persimmons from New ZealandFresh mandarins from the United StatesDried permitted species of mushrooms and trufflesWhat has changed?The department is incorporating a number of…
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23 May 2025Who does this notice affectBiosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19, including self-reporting importers, who are interested in accessing on-demand details in relation to departmental fees.What has changedAn additional report…
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The South East Queensland Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) will be a 20-year agreement between Queensland and the Commonwealth focussed primarily on how the region's public native forests can best be used and managed.
The RFA process emerged from the 1992 National Forest Policy Statement, under…
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Date of issue: 24 August 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Who does this notice affect?
Exporters of non-prescribed goods - poultry and ratite products and animal by-products required to meet avian influenza importing country requirements.
Purpose
This notice directs exporters to where they can…
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