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21 March 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?Please…
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DownloadNational Lumpy Skin Disease Action Plan (PDF 2.5 MB)National Lumpy Skin Disease Action Plan (DOC 1.1 MB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.On 13 October 2022, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry released the National Lumpy…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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General requirementsImporters must have an import permit issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to bring veterinary vaccines into Australia. Import permit applications must be submitted to the department via the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON), with all…
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Date of issue: 8 May 2025Date of effect: 20 May 2025Reference Number: MAA 2025-03AttentionIndustry bodies – Seafood Industry Australia, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Export Consultative CommitteeSeafood Product Export EstablishmentsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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9 May 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers, suppliers and customs brokers for goods fumigated with methyl bromide prior to export to Australia, and accredited persons operating under the class 19 approved arrangements.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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28 June 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for importers of peat for use as fertiliser, soil conditioner or potting mix under Tariff Code 2703.00.00: Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated who wish to participate in a trial that may result in a reduced number of peat…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, May 2009A cooperative initiative between the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Animal Health Australia and the Poultry Industry.DownloadNational Farm Biosecurity Manual - Poultry Production (PDF 957…
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30 October 2017Who does this notice affect?Clients who refer to the Minimum Documentary and Import Declaration Requirements Policy and the Non Commodity Information Requirements Policy to determine and…
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Issue Date: 29 November 2016
Contact Officers:
Mac Tawadros
A/g Director
Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare Unit
02 6272 4924
Category: Refining and reinforcement of existing…
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