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Foot-and-mouth disease

If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious and highly contagious animal disease that affects all cloven-hoofed animals including cattle,…
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Prohibited plants and fungi

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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99-2016 – Updates to the COLS – Questions and answers webpage – Import declaration amendments

​​24 October 2016Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who lodge import declarations and utilise the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) to submit imported cargo documentation to…
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Resources for H5 avian influenza (bird flu) preparedness

The Australian Government is preparing for a highly contagious strain of bird flu that is not in Australia but has spread quickly across the world. The Australian Government H5 bird flu resources aim to educate and raise awareness of the potential threat of this strain of bird flu to Australia…
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Plant Biosecurity Advice 2020-P10 - Release of the draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh apple fruit from the Pacific Northwest states of the United States of America

23 October 2020 Download Document Pages File size Plant Biosecurity Advice 2020-P10 - Release of the draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh apple fruit from the Pacific Northwest states of the United States of America PDF 2 204…
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Failing Food Report – September 2021

Publication detailsSeptember 2021This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reportsRisk food testsWe target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We refer…
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Indonesian citrus quotas

The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) entered into force on 5 July 2020. The agreement put in place reduced tariffs for exports of citrus fruit. Quota is available on a first-come, first-served (FCFS) basis until the access amount is exhausted.Quotas under…
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Brassicaceous crop seeds for sowing import conditions review Communiqué for meeting on 11 April 2018

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, April 2018The purpose of the communiqué is to provide additional information about the brassicaceous crop seeds for sowing import conditions…
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Supported browsers

On 1 July 2022, we became the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. We are updating our website to reflect our changed role. If you are looking for information about the environment and water portfolio, you will now find it on the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Australian grape and wine industry

July 2017 Download Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Australian grape and wine industry [PDF 501KB]  Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References…
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