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2 April 2024Who does this notice affect?All customs brokers, importers, self-reporting importers, freight forwarders of goods AUD$1,000 or less in value.What has changed?A new biosecurity cost recovery charge will commence from 1 July 2024 – referred to as the Biosecurity Self Assessed Clearance (…
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12 December 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders and biosecurity industry participants (approved arrangement and compliance agreement holders).What has changed?The department has become aware of circumstances where a single approved…
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AttentionStakeholders in the import industries including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, compliance agreement holders and biosecurity industry participants.PurposeTo advise stakeholders that:The department is proposing to introduce a one-off charge that would apply when an approved…
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20 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who lodge imported cargo eligible under the Highly Compliant Importer Project (HCIP).BackgroundThe highly compliant importer project (HCIP), implemented in July 2018, is an initiative to reduce intervention for compliant…
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Australia’s world-class forestry industry on display at 30th UN FAO Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
The Australian Government hosted a successful 30th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC).More than 150 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region came together in Sydney on 2-6 October to discuss forestry priorities across the region. The…
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21 June 201 1
245 Victoria Road
WANDIN North VIC 3139
Office of the Chief Executive
Biosecurity Australia
GPOBox 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
RE: Proposed Importation of Apples Ii'om New Zealand.
We wish…
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7 August 2024We invite you to comment on the draft review by 5:00 pm AEST, 7 October 2024.The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.Have your sayDraft review of the importation of live snails for helicicultureThe Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Travelling between New Zealand and Australia has gone digital on some flights thanks to a new digital travel declaration pilot process launched on 21 October.Eligible passengers can now submit their Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) up to 72 hours before travelling. Providing their declarations…
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Members of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) are independent experts who have been appointed by the Director of Biosecurity. The SAG can provide advice on our biosecurity import risk analyses (BIRAs). We can also utilise members of the SAG in their capacity as independent experts to review our…
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Emerita Professor Eileen Scott
The University of Adelaide’s Emerita Professor Eileen Scott has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Education category.
With over 30 years of research and teaching experience, Dr Scott is a scholar and researcher with real-world impact.
Her…
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