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Latest updateThe 2025-26 BMSB season commences 1 September 2025.Vessel masters will notice a revised SPQ with additional questions designed to improve pest risk assessment. These include:Reporting insect detections from the entire voyage to Australia.Confirming whether the vessel is carrying cargo…
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Last updated 28 October 2025Notice to Industry 2: Personnel biosecurity requirements – imported horsesDownload PDF - 287 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, contact us for help.Online versionOutcomeTo inform all personnel of their biosecurity requirements and obligations when they are…
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Introduction
The Australian Government welcomes the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee’s reports (interim and final) on the effect of market consolidation on the red meat processing sector (the Reports). The Australian Government thanks the Committee members for…
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We develop policies that allow people to safely import plants and plant products into Australia.
Why we do risk analyses
When people want to import plants or plant products from overseas, we need to consider the biosecurity risks. Part of our analysis includes identifying the best ways to manage…
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30 March 2021
Who does this notice affect?
The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders that Phase 1 of revised import conditions for restricted apiaceous seeds for sowing has commenced, with the exception of the fungicide requirement for carrot and fennel seed.
The revised…
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PLANT PEST
Leaf yellowing and wilting, and fruit pulp and bunch stalk/rachis discoloration from banana blood disease.Blomme et al. 2017.
Blood disease and moko diseaseExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Banana-infecting bacterial wilt diseases with infected plants showing striking symptoms, the leaves…
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PLANT PEST
Texas root rot causes patches of dead and dying plants, here in a cotton field.Chris Anderson, NSW DPI.
Texas root rotExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Soil borne fungal disease that causes sudden wilt and deathin many plant species.Where it’s from: Southwest USA, Mexico, Venezuela, and…
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[Expand all]From the Chief ScientistScience in all its forms is a critical foundation of the work and mission of our department to help drive a stronger Australian economy by building a more profitable, more resilient and…
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Background
On 24 June 2015, the Senate resolved to establish the Select Committee on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to inquire on the positive and negative impacts of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan on regional communities.
The Committee presented its final report on 17 March 2016. The majority…
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Date of notice: 24/09/14Date of effect: immediateThis notice applies to export dairy, fish and egg registered establishments.Key issueInvoices for 2014-15 registration fees have been delayed to allow for assessment of small exporter rebate applications.The department will raise all invoices for…
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