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2 April 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?Following…
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Industry Advice Notice no. 2008/33
9 December 2008
During the Christmas and New Year period of 2008/09, AQIS offices will be either closed or manned with reduced staff and hours. Confirmed bookings…
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We regulate food imports into Australia to:protect our environment from biosecurity risksprotect consumers from food safety risks.Follow these steps to make sure you import food that meets these conditions.Check our Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) systemBefore importing food, check if:you can…
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The guide aims to provide basic information on some high-risk exotic pests and diseases of forest and amenity trees and imported timber.DownloadDocumentPagesFile size
Forests and…
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The APS Employee Census is an annual survey which is used to collect confidential attitude and opinion information from APS employees on issues in the workplace. It is an opportunity for APS employees to share their experiences of working in the APS.Each year, our staff take part in the APS…
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From 1 July 2016, a primary producer affected by drought can withdraw their FMDs before 12 months without losing their taxation benefits, if they:made their FMD in the previous financial year, andclaimed a deduction for the FMD in the previous financial year’s tax return, andhave held their FMD for…
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For some products, we maintain a database of the details of individuals and organisations who pay levies and charges. We call this a levy payer register (LPR).We establish each levy payer register on request by the relevant research and development corporations (RDCs). The aim is to enable RDCs, as…
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Import conditions for fresh strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) from Japan have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits will now be issued.
The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Japan and an…
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We are improving the effectiveness and consistency of the pest risk analysis (PRA) process. A key step in this process is the development of a group PRA approach.
In a PRA, we evaluate the evidence to determine whether an organism:
is a pest
needs regulation
needs phytosanitary measures…
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Nominations for the 2025 Australian Biosecurity Awards are now closed.The nomination review process is underway. Award winners will be notified and announced later this year. Requirements for nomineesNominees must meet minimum requirements.There are extra eligibility requirements for some…
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