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A woman has been prosecuted for illegally importing more than 62,000 kilograms of Thai food into Australia, for distribution on Sydney’s black market.The woman coordinated the importation of illegal pork products, insect-infested fresh fruit and vegetables, frog meat and raw prawns by misdeclaring…
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16 June 2025On 10 January 2025, Germany notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a small farm of 14 water buffaloes. In response, the department removed Germany from the Director of Biosecurity’s FMD-Free Country List and other…
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6 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Those in industries reliant on grain, importers and customs brokers, logistics and storage facilities, approved arrangement holders, processing and manufacturing facilities, and plant and animal related peak industry bodies. What has changed?The…
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Effective: 28 July 2025AttentionImporters of fresh raw (chilled or frozen) beef and beef products from Canada and the United States of America (USA), and brokers acting on their behalf.PurposeTo provide notice of changes to import requirements for fresh raw (chilled or frozen) beef and beef…
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06 February 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to inform plant export clients and stakeholders of a change to the contact number for Assessment Services Exports.
Summary of changes and key points
From 20 February 2023, all queries for plant export certification requests should…
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19 December 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers of the 2022 23 end of year closure office arrangements for the department and the non-prescribed goods export program.
Summary of changes and key points
The department’s…
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Research and development corporationAgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)Date of notice16 September 2022Effective date for levy returnsThis notice applies to macropod returns for transactions from 1 July 2023 and applies to the following returns:monthly returns due by 28 August 2023 and onwardsannual…
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Research and development corporationAgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)Date of notice16 September 2022Effective date for levy returnsThis notice applies to tea tree oil levy returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 onwards and applies to the following returns:half yearly returns due by 28 July…
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Research and development corporationAgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)Date of notice16 September 2022Effective date for levy returnsThis notice applies to honey returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 and applies to the following returns:quarterly returns due by 28 April 2023 and…
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The pages below outline the information that is required to accompany permit applications to import biological products.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is required to source and assess data on a range of products to ensure that they do not pose a risk to…
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