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12 April 2021
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.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information.…
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31 May 2018Who does this notice affect?All clients who will be required to use the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.InformationDue to…
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22 November 2024Who does this notice affect?All international airline operators, ground handlers, airport operators and international airline representatives.What has changed?The department has revised the current aircraft ‘Arrivals’ contact email address. The new email is Conveyance.Aircraft@aff.…
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11 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of imported marine mealWhat has changed?The department is running a verification activity on imported marine meal from June 2025 to 30 September 2025. This verification operation will help determine the merits of including imported marine meal…
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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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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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15 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: 13:20 Friday 15 August 2025 (AEST).The BICON website is currently…
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The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, March 2023
In recognition of the plant health risk associated with wood packaging the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has adopted a wood packaging standard: International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures…
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World class Australian ruminant (cow, goat and sheep) genetics are now more easily traded to Chile.
An audit from the Chilean agriculture department has approved all department-accredited ruminant germplasm (semen and embryo) centres for export to Chile. This is a cost saving to exporters as…
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