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Dr Bertie Hennecke has been appointed as the new Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity and Compliance, Chris Locke, welcomed Dr Hennecke’s appointment and said he brings many years of knowledge and…
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We have started a review of the biosecurity risks associated with importing foetal bovine serum into Australia.
Steps to complete this reviewWhen we do a review, we:review the science on pests and diseases of concernassess and analyse biosecurity risksdevelop…
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Report to levies stakeholders 2013-14 The Report to levies stakeholders 2013-14 has been released and is available at the Levies information and publications page. The report outlines the…
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21 March 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Seaport owners and operators of biosecurity entry points (BEP) for 'passenger vessel baggage' (i.e. locations where cruise passengers disembark).
What has changed?
Seaport operators of BEP for 'passenger vessel baggage' are now required to implement…
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8 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All clients attempting to contact the department or anticipating outcomes of biosecurity assessments.
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The department’s network has been impacted by the outage affecting the Optus mobile and fixed networks. The outage is ongoing but…
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23 May 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants, including vessel owners, operators, shipping agents and importers involved in the importation process of inorganic fertiliser originating from the manufacturer, Yantai Shengyuan Hengfeng Agricultural Technology…
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6 November, 2025This Animal Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the department’s approval of Malaysia to process Australian-origin prawns that have been exported to Malaysia, processed, then exported back to Australia.The department has undertaken a comprehensive evaluation of Malaysia’s…
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Certain food, plant material and animal products from overseas could introduce serious pests and diseases into Australia, devastating our valuable agriculture and tourism industries, unique environment and our way of life.Before you bring or mail goods to Australia, check that it's allowed into…
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13 December 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh avocados from Chile.
The final report recommends that the importation of fresh avocados to Australia from all commercial production areas…
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Issue date 20 June 2002
This notice is to advise industry that AQIS has made available a Co-regulation Agreement (Process Management System) for sampling of containerised hay/straw by industry for…
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