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Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities

2 May 2023 Download Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities (PDF 316 KB) Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (PDF 284 KB) Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (DOCX 199 KB) If you have difficulty accessing this file, visit web accessibility for assistance.…
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40-2019 - Cancelled - MARS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 29 March 2019 to 02:00 Saturday 30 March 2019 (AEDT)

​25 March 2019Who does this notice affect? All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage.InformationUpdate: This…
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50-2019 - Cancelled: COLS, PEBS & AA unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 11 April to 00:30 Friday 12 April 2019 (AEST)

​11 April 2019Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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2025-16: TRACE is offline – business continuity arrangements

17 October 2025Species: All Countries: AllAttentionAll users of the Tracking Animal Certification for Export (TRACE) system.PurposeThis notice is to advise the live animal export industry that TRACE was taken offline on 16 October 2025.While a resolution is being implemented, business…
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Nominations for the 2025 Australian Biosecurity Awards are now open

Australian Biosecurity Awards presentation in 2024 The Australian Biosecurity Awards celebrate individuals, groups and organisations who have shown a commitment to supporting and promoting Australia’s biosecurity and the systems that underpin it.Past…
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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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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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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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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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Importing your pet bird

You can import some pet psittacine bird species into Australia from New Zealand.You cannot import pet birds from any other country.Step-by step guideFollow these steps to import your pet bird from New Zealand.Step 1: Check your bird is eligible for importTo be eligible for import your bird must be:…
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