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When levies applyLevy applies to game goats and game pigs processed at a processing establishment in Australia that:were killed in their habitat by a shot from a firearm, andare for human consumption in or outside Australia.ExemptionsNo exemptions apply to the game animal processing levy.Who…
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When levies applyLevy applies to the slaughter of pigs in Australia at an abattoir for human consumption in or outside Australia.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to the slaughter of pigs for consumption by the owner of the pigs, members of the owner’s family or the owner’s employees.Records must…
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28 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries interested in applying to participate in the department’s Safeguarding Arrangement Scheme — including, Biosecurity Industry Participants, Suppliers, Customs Brokers—associated with importing goods that…
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We publish Imported Food Notices to inform staff, clients, appointed laboratories and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) on matters relating to changes to operational requirements in the monitoring of food imported into Australia. These notices are essential for stakeholders to keep…
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The department has recently been notified by the National Fire Ant Eradication Program that a treatment product used to treat red imported fire ants on operations certified for export under the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce contains two non-viable ingredients derived from…
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22 March 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for those who will be operating under the new Biosecurity Act and are interested in what is changing and how it will be applied.What has changed?…
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Pakistan sheep report
Transcript: the treatment of animals in Pakistan was unacceptable and the department shares the community’s desires to see action. We support the industry’s voluntary suspension of the export of slaughter and feeder animals to Pakistan and we won’t resume this trade until…
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Biosecurity import conditions
Biosecurity import conditions for table grapes from India are now available on our Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) database. Stakeholders can find details on the import conditions in the BICON case.
Prior to the importation of table grapes from India, a valid…
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23 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principle agents and master consolidators—associated with importing goods…
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Final group pest risk analysis for mealybugs and the viruses they transmit on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage importsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, January 2019 The…
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