Measures for plant products under the khapra beetle urgent actions
Measures for high-risk plant products
Export meat modernisation
The Australian Government is investing in our meat export sector. The key objectives are to:
Farm Safety
National Farm Safety Week
National Farm Safety Week is an annual national campaign focused on promoting safety behaviour and practices and reducing injuries and deaths on Australian farms.
With one of the highest fatality rates of any industry in Australia, the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector experiences 9.2 deaths per 100,000 workers, according to Safe Work Australia’s Key Work Health and Safety Statistics 2024.
149-2021: Requirement to notify of COVID-19 cases
6 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All Biosecurity Industry Participants and food importers who have premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, audits, surveillance or other purposes).
2021-40: Horticulture– End of winter window pathway (1 May to 1 September 2021) for cucurbit exports to New Zealand
6 July 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the upcoming closure of the 2021 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 2021.
2021-39: Plant Exports Management System – Plant Exports Management System updates
5 July 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).
145-2021: Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle
5 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.
First points of entry - seaport operator requirements
Cruise vessel standard – additional human health requirements
There are now additional human health requirements for seaport operators of locations where cruise passengers disembark. Find out more.
First points of entry (FPOE) are locations where vessels and goods that are subject to biosecurity control are permitted to arrive. To be an FPOE, ports must meet certain requirements.
2021-38: Horticulture – New treatment option for strawberries, scallopinis, honeydew melons, rockmelons and zucchinis exported to New Zealand
2 July 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ MPI) has approved irradiation as a treatment option to manage fruit flies on Australian strawberries, scallopinis, honeydew melons, rockmelons and zucchinis.
First points of entry - airport operator requirements
First points of entry (FPOE) are locations where aircraft and goods that are subject to biosecurity control are permitted to arrive. To be an FPOE, landing places must meet certain requirements.
When the Biosecurity Act commenced in June 2016, existing landing places were issued temporary determinations allowing them to continue to operate as first points of entry (FPOEs). These determinations expired in June 2019.
Ongoing determinations were made for landing places where all operators demonstrated full compliance with FPOE regulatory requirements.