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The Australian Government’s Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility located in Mickleham, Victoria manages high-risk plant and animal imports, including cats, dogs, horses, live birds, hatching eggs, bees and ruminants. When these imports arrive in Australia, they are kept in quarantine while their…
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Indian officials visited Australia for the sixth meeting of the India-Australia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Cooperation in Agriculture on 28 February 2025.The JWG on Cooperation in Agriculture provides an important avenue for bilateral discussions on agricultural cooperation and technical market…
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Today’s publication of the Wood Volumes Analysis indicates Australia has reliable access to structural forest and wood products to meet future demand.The report provides an analysis of the long-run supply of and domestic demand for wood products in Australia, particularly those used in construction…
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1 February 2019Who does this notice affect? Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.What has…
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From 1 July 2017, the laying chickens Emergency Animal Disease Response (EADR) levy component of 1.4 cents per chick will be set to zero. The EADR levy component was used to repay the…
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31 July 2019
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Biosecurity industry participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the department’s Class 19.1 Non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & Class 19.2 Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements…
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From 1 July 2017, tea tree oil that is produced in Australia and sold by a producer, or that is exported, will attract a levy or charge. The tea tree oil levy and charge rate comprises Emergency Plant…
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16 June 2025On 10 January 2025, Germany notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a small farm of 14 water buffaloes. In response, the department removed Germany from the Director of Biosecurity’s FMD-Free Country List and other…
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4 June 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice applies to all industry participants involved in managing biosecurity import inspections and treatments, including approved arrangement operators, customs brokers, importers, and freight forwarders.Background informationThe department is underway…
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7 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity industry participants (BIPs) holding an approved arrangement for:class 1.1 Sea and air freight depot (unrestricted) orclass 1.3 Sea and air freight depot (restricted).What has changed?Class 1.1 and 1.3 conditions have been updated to address…
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