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Host specificity testingHost specificity testing is carried out to ensure that the proposed biological control agent is specific to the target weed or insect pest.A host specificity test list is a list of plants/insects closely related to the target weed or insect pest that is developed by a…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2025LSD-Free Country ListDownload PDF - 155 KBDownload Word - 243 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, contact us for help.Previous versionsEffective date range: 2 July 2025 to 31 July 2025Amendment details: 2 July…
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5 November 2012
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft policy review: Alternative risk management measures to import Lilium spp. cut flowers from Taiwan.
The draft…
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1 June 2018The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has revised the closing date for stakeholders to provide comments on specific issues with Australia’s current prawn import policy to 2 July…
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1 July 2025Species: AllCountries: AllAttentionAll StakeholdersPurposeThis Export Advice Notice (EAN) is to advise that the 2025-26 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS), will be published on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) website (www.agriculture.gov.au) in…
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PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the 2025-26 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS), will be published on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) website (www.agriculture.gov.au) in July 2025.Key pointsCRISs provide information on how DAFF…
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OverviewConsidering the biosecurity threats to Australia’s borders, crisis management plans are an important tool for livestock industries. However, it is unclear how many of these plans exist across livestock sectors, or if they would provide sufficient guidance to a sector in an EAD crisis.This…
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Date of issue: 20 April 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: IAN 2020-12
Attention:
Industry bodies, Dairy Export Consultative Committee
Registered export manufacturing establishments
Registered licensed exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—…
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Australia’s illegal logging law reformsAs of 3 March 2025, Australia’s illegal logging laws have changed. Importantly, this includes changes to due diligence requirements for importers and processors of regulated timber and timber products.The Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 has been updated…
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Vessels entering Australian territory must comply with requirements under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
Australian legislative requirements
Under the Act, aircraft and vessels (including those from Australia) become subject to biosecurity control upon entering 12 nautical miles of the Australian…
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