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23 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All industry members who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.
What has changed?
Currently, when an industry member makes an amendment to a Full…
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Awareness of the risks of zoonotic diseases – which can pass from animals to humans – is more important than ever on World Zoonosis Day.
Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp said the recent detection of Japanese encephalitis (JE) was a reminder that vigilance for zoonoses is always…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 29 November 2023, widespread showers and thunderstorms resulted in flash flooding and significant damage in eastern parts of the country.
These falls will likely provide sufficient soil moisture to…
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18 April 2017 Who does this notice affect? This notice is relevant to all persons who have knowledge of, or come into contact with, goods subject to biosecurity control. This includes, but is not…
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22 December 2022
From 1 February 2023 the Biosecurity Portal will be the only way for most clients to book cargo import inspections with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The portal is a streamlined process for booking import inspections that gives clients full control of…
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13th January 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved Arrangements, Custom Brokers, Manned depots, Freight Forwarders, and clients with low volumes of import inspection requests can booking and manage their inspection request bookings using the Biosecurity Portal. For these clients, from…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 11 June 2025 cold fronts and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to much of southern Australia.Cropping regions in Victoria, South Australia and parts of southern New South Wales received 5-50 millimetres of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 25 June 2025 cold fronts and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of southern and north-eastern Australia.Across cropping regions rainfall totals of between 5-50 millimetres occurred over much of Western…
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Publication details
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2018
This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, April 2018This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food Inspection…
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