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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health,…
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13 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers and their customs brokers of nursery stock, including tissue cultures, budwood, cuttings and rooted plants.
What will change?
The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders that the Department of…
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23 March 2018Who does this notice affect? Vessel operators paying the vessel (>25m) arrival charge.What has changed?The seaports program is not recovering its costs. The actual number of vessel…
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16 September 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to clients, brokers and agents who import rice for human consumption.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture (the department)…
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The Australian Government is helping the agriculture sector respond to climate challenges through the $302.1 million Climate-Smart Agriculture Program, funded through the Natural Heritage Trust.
The Program will help drive agricultural productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability by…
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21 June 2024Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of fresh horticulture produce and brokers.What has changed?Import conditions have been updated on BICON to allow the importation of fresh tomatoes from New Zealand to recommence from 21 June 2024.The changes made to the import…
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22 July 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who lodge manual entry consignments in the Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) for assessment and/or inspection by a biosecurity officer.
What has changed?
The department has introduced an online payment…
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5 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All users of the below systems:
Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
Import Management System (IMS)
Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
S-Cargo
Seasonal Pests (SeaPest…
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3 May 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers and their customs brokers of nursery stock, including tissue cultures, budwood, cuttings and rooted plants.
What has changed?
The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders that the Department of…
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Draft Non-regulated Analysis of Existing Policy
[expand all]Why is this non-regulated analysis of existing policy being undertaken? The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water…
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