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Australia’s north is vast and sparsely populated with a coastline of over 10,000km. It is the frontline entry-point for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases which can damage agriculture and our broader environment.
A clean, safe and ‘biosecure’ northern border benefits all Australia…
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26 June 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft review by 26 July 2023.
The draft review is available on the Have Your Say website where comments can also be submitted.
We have reviewed Australia’s current entry requirements for lumpy skin disease (LSD) in fresh beef and beef products in…
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Dr Darryl Hardie at work, teaching about plant biosecurity.
Source: Darryl Hardie.
At the Australian Biosecurity Awards in March, Dr Darryl Hardie received the 2022 Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Australian…
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22 January 2020Who does this notice affect?All industry stakeholders who request the department’s inspection appointments.What has changed?Following activities to better align the bookings and inspection functions across the Client Contact and Inspection Groups, the current service standard for…
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31 July 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry of updates to both paper and electronic phytosanitary certificates.Summary of changes and key pointsFrom October 2024, our ePhyto solution will be updated. The update will allow for:the ePhyto solution to be rolled out to…
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Labour shortages in the horticulture sector have eased slightly, according to a report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).ABARES executive director Dr Jared Greenville said the report, based on a survey of over 2,000 horticulture farms across…
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2 May 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of fresh:USA stone fruit, including apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums and interspecific hybrids (0809.10.00.05, 0809.30.00.07 and 0809.40.00.08).USA cherries (0809.29.00.22).What has changed?USA stone fruit and cherries are…
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31 August 2018Who does this notice affect? Importers, customs agents and offshore treatment providers of timber and timber products.What is Changing?On 11 September 2018, amendments will be made to…
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30 June 2017Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of (certain/specific) uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and retailers.…
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PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that new arrangements may apply to the export of plants and plant products to the United Kingdom (UK) once the UK leaves the European Union (EU).…
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