Search Results

194-2018 - Management of non-compliant and untreated break bulk goods during the 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season

​24 December 2018Who does this notice affect?Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers, customs brokers, vessel operators, shipping lines, stevedores, wharf…
- Last modified

Cats and dogs returning to Australia

Taking your cat or dog overseas? Check whether it can come back to Australia.When your cat or dog leaves Australia it immediately loses its Australian health status. This means you might not be able to bring it back to Australia at short notice. Please consider the information below before…
- Last modified

Viticulture and Wine Sector Working Group - June 2024

Ministers’ Communique – Viticulture and Wine Sector Working GroupMinisters acknowledged the difficulties many wine grape growers and the broader Australian wine and grape sector are facing due to the oversupply of red wine grapes. This is a result of a range of factors including changing consumer…
- Last modified

Protected facilities

OverviewProduction and post-production facilities are designed and managed to physically exclude pests.Protected facilities applies to the pest exclusionary structure such as a greenhouse or glasshouse, packing facility, a cold room, storage or processing facility, or a secure laboratory.Evaluating…
- Last modified

Reproductive material

Export of animal reproductive material Under Australia's Export Control Act 2020 and the Export Control (Animals) Rules 2021, an Export Permit and Health Certificate issued by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is required to export all animal reproductive…
- Last modified

Agaricus mushroom levy

 When levies applyLevy applies to mushroom spawn:produced in Australia for use in the commercial production of Agaricus mushrooms in Australia by the producer, orpurchased from a seller who operates in or outside of Australia for use in the commercial production of Agaricus mushrooms in…
- Last modified

156-2021: COVID-19: Impact on department activity in NSW

19 July 2021 Who does this notice affect? All Biosecurity Industry Participants and food importers who have premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, audits, surveillance or other purposes) as well as clients, couriers and other third -party agents that attend departmental…
- Last modified

140-2018 – Proposed changes to import conditions for salmonid products sourced from approved countries (excluding New Zealand)

10 October 2018Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of salmonid products and associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?This notice is to inform…
- Last modified

Biosecurity Advice 2016-14 - Importation of psittacine birds (household pet and non-commercial) – commencement of a review

​2 May 2016This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders of the formal commencement of a review to consider appropriate risk management measures for the importation of household pet and non-commercial…
- Last modified

APLC offices and contacts

​ Location of APLC bases​​​​The APLC has staff located in Canberra and ​field bases in Narromine, Broken Hill and Longreach.The APLC is headed by a Director who is accountable to…
- Last modified