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2025-11: REMINDER: Transition of NEXDOC – Other Goods to all markets (excluding China, Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea) are transitioning to NEXDOC on 7 April 2025

Date of issue: 2 April 2025Date of effect: 7 April 2025Attention:Exporters of Other Goods (processed foods, ingredients, beverages, vitamins and supplements, cosmetics and personal care products, animal feed (non-meat derived), edible rendered animal fats and oils, fertilisers, shells), agents and…
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2016-44 - Plant Export Operations – Updates to the plant exports compliance, approval and running records user guide

​6 July 2016PurposeTo advise Authorised Officers (AOs) and exporters of updates to the Plant Exports Compliance, Approval and Running Records user guide.Background The Plant Exports Compliance, Approval…
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2016-10 - Horticulture Exports Program – Important changes to initiating in-transit cold treatment of horticulture exports

25 February 2016PurposeTo advise industry of important changes to the process of initiating in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) of plant exports.Summary of changes and key pointsThe following changes and…
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2020-46 - Authorised Officer Program – Changes to the plant export authorised officer application, training, assessment and appointment process

22 July 2020 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of changes to the plant export authorised officer (AO) application, training, assessment and appointment process. Summary of changes and key points The Plant Export Management System (PEMS) has been updated to facilitate all…
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2020-72 - Business Systems Program – Plant Exports Management System launches new functionality for exporters, EDI users and registered establishment executives and other system enhancements

10 December 2020 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS). Summary of changes and key points PEMS now offers increased functionality for other industry users, including exporters, EDI (EXDOC) users and those…
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White nose syndrome in cave-hibernating bats

White nose syndrome (WNS) is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans that grows on the muzzle and other parts of infected hibernating bats.Since WNS was first identified in New York in 2006, it has caused the deaths of more than 5 million cave-hibernating bats across North America.The…
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Documents tabled in Parliament

We list certain documents we table in Parliament. We publish them to make our processes and decisions more transparent to the Australian public.Corporate reportsDepartmental annual reportsPortfolio Budget StatementsSenate Order on departmental and agency contractsSenate Order on grantsSenate Order…
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121-2020 – Amendment to 105-2020 - COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog arrivals into Melbourne International Airport

28 July 2020 Who does this notice affect? This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia. This information supersedes information contained in IAN 105-2020. What has changed? The COVID-19 lockdown in Victoria has continued…
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Biosecurity capacity building in Timor-Leste

As part of the department’s ongoing international technical collaboration with Australia’s near neighbours, staff from the Pacific Engagement and International Plant Health team have been supporting plant health and biosecurity capacity building activities in Timor-Leste.Department staff worked…
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National partnership to spur sector emissions cuts

A partnership between the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and a cooperative research centre will help Australian producers stay competitive in a low emissions future.Zero Net Emissions Agriculture Cooperative Research Centre (ZNE-Ag CRC) will receive $3 million over 10 years to…
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