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5 May 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects assistance animal handlers travelling on cruise ships between Australian ports (not leaving Australian waters), cruise line operators and pet transport agents.What has changed?The department currently grants approval for assistance dogs to…
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15 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19 who seek on-demand details of entries referred to the department.What has changed?A new report on the usage and uptake of the Approved Arrangement Class 19…
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6 August 2014
Purpose
To advise licensed livestock exporters of the completion of three reportable mortality investigations for livestock exported by air and changes to declarations required for livestock exports by air.
Background
There have been three recent reportable mortality incidents…
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Exports systemsThe department has designed a modern, streamlined, enhanced exports traceability system to support overseas market access for exports of agricultural products.The program includes developing a new export documentation system (NEXDOC), modernising the existing IT system platforms of…
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20 May 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Import industry
What is happening?
Following industry consultation and further consideration of the impacts on industry, the Australian Government has made the decision not to proceed with the Onshore Biosecurity Levy. An alternative levy will not be…
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13 October 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All operators of cruise vessels under biosecurity control that may carry passengers accompanied by assistance dogs.
What has changed?
This advice supersedes the notice 100-2018 – Assistance dogs travelling on cruise vessels under biosecurity control…
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2 February 2024
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including Biosecurity Industry Participants, master consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, importers, customs brokers and principle shipping agents – associated with the transport or…
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Starting 1 April 2017, a Plant Health Australia (PHA) levy of 0.1 cent per kilogram will be introduced on avocados. This will be offset by a 0.1 cent per kilogram reduction on the research and…
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8 April 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.
What has changed?
The Port of Brisbane FPOE determination has been amended to:
Add Pacific Marine Base as a biosecurity entry point (BEP) for…
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Date of issue: 27 November 2019
Date of effect: 06 December 2019
Attention:
Industry bodies
Registered export manufacturing establishments
Registered licensed exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify…
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