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28 June 2022
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance (AGSA) scheme will commence on 1 July 2023.
27 June 2022
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the upcoming closure of the 2022 winter window arrangements for the export of cucurbits to New Zealand and the registration and accreditation requirements for continuing exports of cucurbits after 1 September 2022.
27 June 2022
This notice applies to airlines, aircraft operators and their contracted services (third party disinsection treatment providers) on an Approved Arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) or Compliance Agreement with the Ministry for Primary Industries New Zealand (MPI), as current users of the Aircraft Disinsection Information (ADI) database.
Notice issued: 15 June 2022
From 1 July 2022 the rate of forest growers levies on logs that are produced in Australia will increase. Additionally, from this date producers who produce less than 20,000 cubic metres of leviable logs in a levy year will be exempt from the forest growers levy. These legislative changes will be made by the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Forest Growers Levies) Regulations 2022.
20 June 2022
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Okra from India: biosecurity import requirements draft report.
24 January 2022
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15 June 2022
Importers of mushrooms and truffles for human consumption and for propagation.
The department has commenced a review of import policy for mushrooms for human consumption and spawn, cultures, and fruiting bodies for propagation. This review will consider:
23 June 2022
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2023.
In partnership with Charles Sturt University the Biosecurity Training Centre delivers professional training and specialised programs for the biosecurity workforce. We are committed to building a prepared, skilled, capable, and agile workforce that strengthens our biosecurity system.
The centre opened in July 2022, and we have been providing:
23 June 2022
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots*, and freight forwarders wishing to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal in NSW, QLD, WA, SA, NT and ACT.
The Portal is planned to be launched in Victoria in late July. An Import Industry Advice Notice will be issued ahead of time to confirm details.
Clients who require:
