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Two travellers have received civil penalties totalling $54,000 following multiple attempts to circumvent Australia’s biosecurity laws and conceal more than 240 live fish through Melbourne International Airport.
The ornamental fish in water were found during…
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Date of Issue: 16 August 2013
Date of Effect: Immediate
Affected Markets: Croatia
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), provides the following information regarding changes to market access requirements for Croatia:
As a result of Croatia’s accession to the European…
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18 November 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders seeking to apply for approval for a biosecurity inspection to occur at a non- Approved Arrangement (AA) site. This includes importers and customs brokers with goods that are unable to be managed at an existing AA site.What has changed?The…
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21 August 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the export of cucurbits via the Winter Window pathway to New Zealand is suspended, due to the detection of live larva of cucumber fruit fly (Zeugodacus cucumis, also known as Bactrocera cucumis).Summary of changes and…
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19 May 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self…
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30 September 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers of cats and/or dogs who use the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS).What has changed?Due to a system release delay, the Animal Care Declaration will now come into effect at 23:30 Thursday 9th October 2025 instead of the planned release of…
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15/06/2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who currently lodge imported cargo documentation via the COLS API interface. Cargo logistics software providers who have developed integrations with the COLS API interfaces
What is the Enhancement?
An additional “Switch…
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13 May 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Indian Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) has approved phosphine fumigation as an additional treatment option to the current mandatory methyl bromide fumigation for Australian barley exported to India.
Summary of…
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This notice is to inform you of the changes to levy-related mail collection and non-electronic banking services as part of the Australian Government’s response to limit the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Australia.
Changes to our working arrangements
The Australian Public Service…
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26 March 2021
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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