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6 November, 2025This Animal Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the department’s approval of Malaysia to process Australian-origin prawns that have been exported to Malaysia, processed, then exported back to Australia.The department has undertaken a comprehensive evaluation of Malaysia’s…
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27 November 2025This Animal Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of Guidelines for the evaluation of overseas pre-export testing programs exporting uncooked prawns to Australia.In June 2023, we published the final report: Review of the biosecurity risks of prawns imported from…
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27 November 2025Who does this notice affect?All airlines and aircraft operators arriving in Australian territory, their representatives and ground handling agents.What has changed?The department is releasing the modernised Biosecurity obligations for aircraft arriving in Australian territory (…
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Requirements for nomineesNominees must meet minimum requirements.There are extra eligibility requirements for some categories.Nominees:cannot self-nominatemust not work for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestryneed to agree to be nominatedmust meet eligibility requirements for…
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The Australian Parliament has passed laws to end live sheep exports by sea from 1 May 2028. The department will continue to regulate the export of live sheep by sea during the transition to ensure compliance with all requirements, including animal welfare.Assistance for the sheep supply chain to…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia. The department provides updates and notices that are useful to industry.The department manages biosecurity controls to…
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We apply and publish holding orders for imported food that:has failed inspection or there are reasonable grounds for believing the food would failthere are reasonable grounds for believing the food poses a serious risk to human health.Holding orders are administrative instruments issued under the…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) provides the Animalplan Secretariat, working closely with the Steering Committee and stakeholders to support the implementation of Animalplan 2022 to 2027 (Animalplan).The Secretariat is responsible for a range of implementation work and…
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5 December 2025Who does this notice affect?All Biosecurity Industry Participants subscribed to receive Import Industry Advice Notice notifications from the department.All Biosecurity Industry Participants who utilise / engage with the departments import-related IT systems for the management of…
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09 December 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of CBIS eligible:Mushroom spawn and cultures for propagation (0602.90.00)Processed nuts (0801.21, 0801.22, 0801.31, 0801.32, 0802, 0811.90, 0812.90, 0813.50, 20.07.99 and 20.08.19)What has changed?The department is incorporating…
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