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335-2025: Registration of Controlled Atmosphere Treatment Providers under AusTreat Scheme

7 October 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved…
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332-2025: Changes to testing requirements for tomato and capsicum seed for sowing - Publication of authorised seed pathogen testing laboratories

1 October 2025Who does this notice affect?This notification is to advise the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department) has published the initial list of department authorised seed pathogen testing laboratories for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle…
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National Biosecurity Committee Meeting 43

9-10 September 2025CommuniquéThe National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 9 and 10 September 2025 in Melbourne. The meeting was co-chaired by Justine Saunders (Deputy Secretary, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department)) and Rachel Chay (Deputy Director…
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MAA 2025-19: Egg and egg products: Avian influenza update #25: High pathogenicity avian influenza updates for New Caledonia, Canada, Solomon Islands and Israel

Date of issue: 30 September 2025Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: MAA 2024-09, MAA 2024-08, MAA 2024-10, MAA 2024-12, MAA 2024-13, MAA 2024-15, MAA 2024-16, MAA 2024-18, MAA 2024-20, MAA 2024-22, MAA 2024-25, MAA 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-…
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Implementation of tamper-indicative seal and bolt seal in accordance with the legislative changes to Part 13 of the Export Control (Prescribed Goods – General) Order 2005 effective 20 November 2016 (2016-03)

24 August 2016 Purpose To advise departmental staff and industry of the Implementation date for tamper-indicative seal and bolt seal in accordance with the legislative changes in Part 13 section 13.10 Tamper-indicative seal and section 13.11 Bolt seal. Scope This notice applies to all export…
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266-2025: Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 13 August – Biosecurity Portal (myID pathway), BCST, EVE

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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232-2025: Have Your Say: Consultation for revised content to the approved arrangement class conditions for Biosecurity Containment Level 2 (BC2)

18 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participants with a Biosecurity Containment Level 2 (BC2) approved arrangement and other key biosecurity stakeholders including peak industry bodies, department approved third-party assessors, research institutions and universities and…
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Cooked and processed meat

​​The requirements for cooked and manufactured meat will change on 14 December 2016. Refer to IFN 20-2016 for information on these changes.The changes will include a new…
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List of approved countries and overseas authorities for prawns

Uncooked prawnsList of approved countries and authorities for importing uncooked prawns (PDF 168 KB)List of approved countries and authorities for importing uncooked prawns (DOCX 155 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Highly processed (HP) prawns…
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Drought Resilience Commercialisation Initiative

Applications are now closedApplications for the fourth and final cohort of the Drought Venture Studio are now closed. Beanstalk AgTech will continue working closely with all successful applicants throughout the remainder of the program, focusing on building Australia’s drought resilience through…
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