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Plant Biosecurity Advice 2019-P15 - Release of the final pest risk analysis for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha Halys)

13 December 2019 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final pest risk analysis for brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). The final report recommends risk management measures to manage the biosecurity risk posed by brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) on…
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93-2024: Raw nuts, dried mushrooms and truffles: recognising and rewarding good compliance and improving uptake on the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)

15 May 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of: CBIS eligible raw nuts (almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios, macadamias, walnuts)  Tariffs: 0802.12.00.08, 0801.22.00.37, 0802.22.00.10, 0802.32.00.12, 0802.52.00.23, 0802.62.00.25, 0801.31.00.38 and 0801.32…
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Fees and charges

We charge fees for use of the post entry quarantine (PEQ) facility in Mickleham, Victoria, when you are importing your cat or dog into Australia. These fees and charges are calculated on a cost recovery basis.The following table outlines the set fees and charges for cats and dogs completing post…
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Release of draft Regulations associated with the Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis and Inspector-General of Biosecurity

​​This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that the draft Regulations associated with the process for Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis and the Inspector-General of Biosecurity have been released for…
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07-2017 – BICON case structure amendments to timber products

​​​25 January 2017Who does this n​otice affect?This notice is of interest to importers of timber and timber products and associated industry participants and retailers.What’s changed?As a part of the…
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NPG160617 - Change to requirements for certificate M418 ‘Declaration of Imported Goods’

​Reference Number: NPG160617 Date of issue: 3 July 2017 Date of effect: 19 June 2017 Attention:Industry - Exporters of imported food requiring certificate M418 Declaration of Imported GoodsCentral and…
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213-2024: Immediate changes to accepted Turkish testing providers for imported seed for sowing

27 September 2024Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of seed for sowing, all permit holders of seed for sowing, custom brokers and departmental staff.What has changed?Effective immediately, the department has suspended the acceptance of seed testing results issued by any…
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Project 61: The Australian Biosecurity Genomic Database: Phase 3

OverviewThis project aims to build on previous phases of the Australian Biosecurity Genomic Database (ABGD) development project. Phase 3 aims to:add additional viral subtypesexpand the database to include state based notifiable diseasestrial the inclusion of bacterial pathogensdetermine a long-term…
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Foot-and-mouth disease

If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious and highly contagious animal disease that affects all cloven-hoofed animals including cattle,…
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Using evolutionary genomics to help manage the Polyphagous shot-hole borer and other pests

Episode: June 2025Presenter:Dr Tom Schmidt - School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne.Summary: In this webinar Tom summarises how evolutionary genomics approaches have been used in Australian biosecurity and how these methods can be applied to plant pests. He then…
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