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14 August 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) website to submit and/or pay for import permit applications.InformationStart time: As of 00:00 Thursday 14 August 2025 (AEST).The BICON website is currently…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 13 August 2025, low-pressure systems and cold fronts brought rainfall to parts of eastern and south-western Australia.In cropping regions, rainfall was mixed. Western Australia and Queensland saw 5 - 50 millimetres…
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14 August 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) website during this planned maintenance period.InformationDue to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, users of the BICON website may experience several brief…
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Date of Issue: 30 November 2016
Date of Effect: Immediately
Attention:Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Central and regional offices
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An Australian grape-export company was fined more than a million dollars last week for deliberately trying to bypass controls to export table grapes to New Zealand.The Grape House Pty Ltd pleaded guilty on 3 June to 6 counts of making false representations with the intention of dishonestly…
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12 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your Digital ID’ (myID) pathway.Approved…
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12 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19 approved arrangements, freight forwarders and other industry participants who arrange or prepare documentation for imported goods.What has changed?…
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12 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, Master Consolidators, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with importing goods…
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12 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangement operators, custom brokers, and importers associated with importing raw prawns.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is currently experiencing extended delays in inspection availability…
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Date of issue: 05 August 2025Date of effect: 05 August 2025Attention: All StakeholdersPurposeTo advise stakeholders of the upcoming public consultation (‘Have Your Say’) period for amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021 (the Rules) applicable to all three of the tariff rate…
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