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84-2019 - How to receive notifications about changes to BICON Cases

28 May 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice affects clients of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) System.InformationYou can keep up to date…
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2011-36 Plant Export Operations - Fuzzy Cotton Seed Exports to the USA

​03 August 2011 The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) has received notification from Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)  that conditions for exports of fuzzy…
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Importing live animals and reproductive material

Not all live animals and reproductive materials are permitted to be imported into Australia; the pest or disease risks associated with their importation may be considered too great.The Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) provides the import conditions for all permitted live animal and…
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Announcement Information Paper - Review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh breadfruit from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga

​The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is conducting a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis). The commencement of this review is in response to…
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Mangosteens from Thailand

​Import conditions for mangosteens from Thailand are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible. A decision to import mangosteens from Thailand into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in Australia and a supplier in…
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Biosecurity Advice 2018-11 - Prawns and prawn products from all countries for human consumption-extension of comment period

​​1 June 2018The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has revised the closing date for stakeholders to provide comments on specific issues with Australia’s current prawn import policy to 2 July…
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Australian Crop Report September 2025

Download full report and dataThe Australian Crop Report contains ABARES forecasts for the area, yield and production of Australia’s major winter and summer broadacre crops. Forecasts are made at the Australian state level.Download the full reportAustralian Crop Report: September 2025 No. 215 (PDF…
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2024-A07: Draft report: Animal biosecurity risks of fresh beef and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and legally imported and slaughtered in the United States

07 May 2024We invite you to comment on the draft review by 11.59 pm on Monday 03 June 2024.The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.Have your sayDraft review of fresh beef and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and…
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BICON Update

​​30 September 2014Who does this notice affect?The Department of Agriculture will be providing monthly status updates on the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system. These updates will be published to…
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Actions taken by a delegate of the secretary in January to June 2024

DepartureExport Licence HolderActions taken14 March 2024 - IndonesiaFrontier International Northern Pty LtdThe mortality rate for this consignment was 4.53 per cent (151 out of 3,332 cattle exported) exceeding the reportable level of 0.5 per cent for cattle voyages.In accordance with its usual…
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