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1 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers, brokers, operators of approved arrangement sites and operators of biosecurity entry points.What has changed?We are drafting new policy to improve the way we schedule biosecurity and imported food inspections.A Have Your Say survey on the draft…
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18 October 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice affects all clients requesting inspections for Cairns, Northern Territory and South Australia.
This change does not apply to overtime requests for document assessment.
What has changed?
Biosecurity Operations within the Department of…
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15 December 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who are required to report pre-arrival information.
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.…
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27 November 2018Who does this notice affect? Importers and brokers of sea containers and break bulk cargo from countries listed on the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ County Action List (…
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12 October 2017Who does this notice affect?This notice is for approved arrangements that include:Classes 5, 6, 7What has changed?Two new disinfectants have been added to the department’s broad spectrum…
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24 October 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be…
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24 April 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage.
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To support a website upgrade, BICON will be unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 29 April to 03:00 Sunday 30 April 2023 (AEST…
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Last updated August 2024Download this noticeNotice to Industry 16: First point of entry standards for the arrival of horses into Australian seaports (PDF 189 KB)IntroductionThe purpose of this document is to communicate the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (DAFF) minimum…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Jay Gomboso, Robyn Hean, Fiona Scott, Tony Arthur, and Nafees Rahman
Executive Summary
This report assesses the economic costs and benefits of decisions made by Australian governments to invest in eradication of the August 2007 equine influenza (EI) outbreak and in…
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Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment 2023
The Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment will be held between 24 - 26 July 2023 at FAO Headquarters in Rome. This high-level meeting will be an opportunity to review progress in achieving healthier, more sustainable and more resilient food systems.…
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