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All seed consignments imported into Australia for all end uses must meet the standards for seed contaminants and tolerances set by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Check the guidance on this page and import conditions in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) to…
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On 6 March 2025, Hungary provided official notification to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of the detection of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at a dairy farm in Kisbajcs near the border with Slovakia. This is the first detection of FMD in Hungary since 1973.To help manage the…
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DownloadApproved methods for microbiological testing (PDF 446 KB)Approved methods for microbiological testing (DOCX 78 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Amended April 2025The following is a list of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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12 October 2017Who does this notice affect?This notice is for approved arrangements that include:Classes 5, 6, 7What has changed?Two new disinfectants have been added to the department’s broad spectrum…
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23 August 2018 Who does this notice affect?All clients required to make payments through the department’s Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS).InformationUpdate…
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29 March 2018Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.What’s changed? We have…
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29 March 2018Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.Information Due to…
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24 September 2018Who does this notice affect? All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage period.Information Due…
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Issue date 17 October 2002
AQIS is in the process of reviewing requirements and procedures for boarding vessels at sea. Pending the outcome of that review (and effective immediately) AQIS has…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, November 2023
Microbiological testing programs covered in this manual are those programs approved by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to demonstrate compliance with the relevant Australian standards…
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