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02 June 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications for the accreditation of Queensland farms and packhouses have been temporarily extended for export to New Zealand.
01 June 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of changes to the application process for the registration of food processing and storage facilities handling fresh vegetables intended for export to China.
The following information is specific to new applications for registration as a food processing or storage facility with the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC).
1/06/2023
All stakeholders who provide information to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) under the Biosecurity Act 2015 – including importers, customs brokers, biosecurity industry participants (BIPs), treatment providers, aircraft or vessel operators, all other operators in the import or export supply and logistics chain.
The Biosecurity Amendments (Strengthening Biosecurity) Act 2022 makes changes to the information management regime under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
Animal Health Committee (AHC), April 2023
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Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, November 2025.
This policy applies to the export of meat and meat products that are required by Australia’s export legislation to be processed in accordance with the Australian standard for the hygienic production and transportation of meat and meat products for human consumption, AS4696:2023, from 1 July 2023. These products include prescribed meat and meat products of:
The objective of this operational policy is to:
26 May 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, as is registration of treatment facilities, to export mangoes and lychees to protocol markets for the 2023-24 season.
26/05/2023
This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia.
This notice is to advise the Post Entry Quarantine Facility will continue to accept companion animal bookings and provide animal quarantine services over the 2023 Christmas New Year Period
24 May 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite the plant exports industry to attend a webinar on Thursday, 01 June 2023 at 1:30PM AEST about the new Biosecurity Protection Levy.
The Australian Government is supporting strategic partnerships under the Australian Trade System Support—Cultivating Australia’s Agricultural Traceability—Promoting and Protecting Agriculture measure.
Collaborative industry-government partnerships between 2023 and 2026 will build trust in Australia’s safe, high quality and sustainably produced food and fibre products.
They will help develop new frameworks and test concepts to secure value-added benefits for agricultural industries and deliver improved and more efficient agricultural trade outcomes.
24/05/2023
All vessel owners, operators, masters, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels including cruise vessels, preparing for arrival in Australian territory, or reporting a voyage change.
The Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) offline forms for commercial vessels have all been revised.
