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Review of the biosecurity import requirements for fresh date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera) from the Middle East and North Africa region – draft report

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is conducting a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh date fruit from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The draft report…
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12-2018 - Reminder of Packing Declaration Requirement Changes

2 February 2018Who does this notice affect?Clients who assess consignment specific and annual packing declarations under a Class 19.1 Approved Arrangement and clients who lodge packing declarations to…
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Harmonisation of Veterinary Prescribing and Compounding Rights for Veterinary Practitioners (VPCR) – Treatment of livestock

HACCUT undertook two rounds of public consultation in April and November 2018 on the proposal: The National Harmonisation of Minimum Veterinary Prescribing and Compounding Regulatory Requirements for Veterinary Practitioners – Treatment of Livestock. HACCUT has considered all submissions and will…
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2025-06: Plant Exports Branch – Export systems expected maintenance outage

24 February 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) users, including plant export clients, exporters and authorised officers (AOs), of an outage to the PEMS system due to department system maintenance.Summary of changes and key pointsPEMS…
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280-2025: Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 26 August to Wednesday 27 August 2025 – AAMP, BICON, MARS

22 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON…
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39-2019 - COLS, OPP and PEMS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 22 March 2019 to 05:00 Saturday 23 March 2019 (AEDT)

22 March 2019Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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189-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 16 June 2025 – Potential delays to inspection bookings

16 June 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 via the Biosecurity Portal.InformationStart time:As of: 08:16 Monday 16 June 2025.Detail:The…
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Australian Plague Locust Commission: New and old technology, innovations and lessons learnt during the recent desert locust upsurge 2019-2022

Episode: Sept 2024Presenters:Heath McRae - Deputy Director and Operations Manager, Australian Plague Locust Commission.Summary: Heath discusses the Desert Locust upsurge in Africa in 2019-2022, and whilst there are differences in Desert Locust and Australian Plague Locust biology and behaviour…
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Bringing cats and dogs to or from Norfolk Island

We manage the risk of diseases and pests of biosecurity concern under the Biosecurity Act 2015. The Biosecurity Act 2015 and its subordinate legislation sets out biosecurity arrangements and responsibilities for the movement of cats and dogs into Australian territory, including the external…
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151-2022: Service Disruption: Wednesday 24 August 2022 – BICON

22 August 2022 Who does this notice affect? All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period. Information The department is conducting I.T. infrastructure maintenance from 23:00 to 23:05 Wednesday 24 August 2022 (…
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