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Motor vehicles, motorcycles, tyres and machinery (including machinery parts) can introduce biosecurity risks into Australia. Such risks include, but are not limited to: live insects, seeds, soil, mud, clay, animal faeces, animal material and plant material such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark.…
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infringement notices and first points of entry draft biosecurity regulations.22 February 2016The public consultation period has been extended for four draft regulations out for consultation under the…
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10 October 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?Fact sheetsThe department has prepared the following documents to support industry:SAC cost recovery charge: Charging fact…
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This document lists organisations authorised to be ballast water survey authorities as described by the Biosecurity Act 2015.
Biosecurity (Ballast Water Survey Authority) Authorisation (No. 2) 2017
This authorisation was made by Daryl Quinlivan, Director of Biosecurity on 30 August 2017.
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11 April 2023
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Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity clearance of sea freight containers imported into Australia that are destined for unpack in a rural location. This includes customs brokers, importers and biosecurity industry participants (BIPs) that operate…
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28 June 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters of a planned outage for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.Summary of changes and key points:The department has planned maintenance to the…
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24 February 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.InformationTo support system maintenance, BICON will be unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 01 March to 01:00 Sunday 02 March 2025 (AEDT).…
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DownloadNational Water Biosecurity Manual - Poultry Production (PDF 1.8 MB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Water sources used by the Australian poultry industry are varied, and include town water, underground water, surface water and rain…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 29 May 2024, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. Exceptions were southwest parts of Western Australia and Tasmania receiving up to 100 millimetres from cold front and northeast Queensland receiving up…
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We support the employment and career development of people with disability.
Our department’s Disability Action Plan details the steps we will take to improve attraction, recruitment and retention of people with disability (at all levels), in addition to creating a more accessible and inclusive…
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