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Chemicals subject to the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions
On 18 August 2004, Australia became a party to two international agreements relating to the trade of certain hazardous chemicals. These agreements are the:
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Rotterdam…
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Import conditions for persimmons from Japan, Korea and Israel are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import persimmons from Japan, Korea and Israel into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in…
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4 June 2018Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Class 19.2 Approved Arrangement:…
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Issued: 30 January 2017Date of effect: 1 February 2017PurposeTo advise approved auditors and registered establishments utilising the services of approved auditors about:changes to fees and chargesalternate…
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74-2018 - Advisory notice - Vessel inspection arrangements for Ozone ballast water treatment systems
17 July 2018Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to relevant shipping agents and international vessel masters.What has occurred?The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has…
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The following documents relate to the draft pest risk analysis for
'Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous' in fresh fruit, potato tubers, nursery stock and its vector the tomato-potato psyllid…
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Articulating the benefits of producing Australia's State of the Forests Reports (SOFRs) is an element of reviewing the production of the reports, as a way of ensuring that identified benefits are maintained through any change to how the reports are produced. A 'SOFR benefits paper' was…
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The International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA-IUU) is a critical part of the high seas governance framework. It calls on all states to…
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Date issued: 30 October 2006
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that Korea intend to enhance enforcement of country of origin marking from 1 January 2007. The Department of…
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The National Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Expert Group was established by the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) in 2015 to enhance Australia’s biosecurity emergency preparedness, response and initial recovery arrangements. The expert group reports directly to the NBC.
Membership and…
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