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154-2025: Updates to managing mushroom for propagation

19 May 2025Who does this notice affect?This change affects importers of mushroom spawn and/or cultures for propagation, brokers, assessment officers and inspection teams.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will update the import conditions and…
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153-2025: Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 24 May to Sunday 25 May 2025 – Multiple Systems

19 May 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self…
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Assistance Grants – Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals program

Access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals is important to Australian agricultural and livestock industries, the community and the environment.The Australian Government provides funding support through the Access to Industry Priority Uses of Agvet Chemicals program…
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126-2019 - BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 08 August to 05:00 Friday 09 August 2019 (AEST)

5 August 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.All importers…
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125-2019 - Reminder: Import permits required to import cut flowers and foliage from Kenya, Colombia and Ecuador from 1 September 2019

5 August 2019Who does this notice affect? Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage and other perishable agricultural products.What…
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124-2019 - Plant based stock feed, pet food, fertiliser, baits and bioremediation BICON permit assessment timeframes

2 August 2019Who does this notice affect? Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported plant based stock feed, pet food,…
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123-2019 - Managing international goods on non-commercial vessels

31 July 2019Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to all vessel masters, crew, passengers and shipping agents who represent non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian…
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122-2019 - Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) Expansion

31 July 2019 Who does this notice affect? Biosecurity industry participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the department’s Class 19.1 Non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & Class 19.2 Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements…
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AQUAVETPLAN - Disease Strategy Manual - White spot disease of prawns

Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2013This disease strategy manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinar​y Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN).The manual sets out…
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Improved agricultural export legislation

Agriculture, fisheries and forestry exports are an economic powerhouse for Australia. Strengthening the competitiveness and productivity of Australia's agriculture sector is a key commitment of the Australian Government. To ensure that the export legislative framework, namely the Export Control…
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