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The management of Australia's forests is guided by the 1992 National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS). The NFPS was signed by the Australian Government and all mainland state and territory governments in December 1992 and by the Tasmanian Government in April 1995.
As signatories to…
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14 March 2024Who 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 principal shipping agents – associated with the transportation or…
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16 September 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to clients, brokers and agents who import rice for human consumption.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture (the department)…
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The Australian Government is helping the agriculture sector respond to climate challenges through the $302.1 million Climate-Smart Agriculture Program, funded through the Natural Heritage Trust.
The Program will help drive agricultural productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability by…
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21 June 2024Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of fresh horticulture produce and brokers.What has changed?Import conditions have been updated on BICON to allow the importation of fresh tomatoes from New Zealand to recommence from 21 June 2024.The changes made to the import…
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You must comply with import conditions for cut flowers and foliage. Do this before you ship them to Australia.
Import conditions help to prevent the entry of exotic insects, plant diseases and other biosecurity risk material into Australia.
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage for…
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17 October 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft review by 4pm on 15 December 2023.
The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a review of the biosecurity risks…
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This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Dragon fruit from the Philippines: biosecurity import requirements final report.
The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced dragon fruit to Australia from all commercial production areas of the…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) takes the biosecurity risks associated with imported prawns seriously. We have released the final report for the Review of the biosecurity risks of prawns imported from all countries for human consumption (the prawn review).…
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01 November 2022
Who is affected by this notice?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders wishing to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.
Who is not affected by this notice?
Clients who require…
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