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People, animals and goods entering Australia must meet biosecurity requirements. This includes goods that arrive by mail.
You can only bring your cat or dog into Australia under strict import conditions. These safeguard our agriculture, environment, native and domestic animals, and our people. They are based on rigorous scientific analyses to manage biosecurity risks.
The department is responsible for protecting our animal health. We place a high priority on education and awareness to prevent pest and disease incursions, and we ensure robust and tested response plans are in place should an outbreak occur.
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1 October 2021
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of packhouses to export to protocol markets for the 2022 season.
1 October 2021
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the mainland apple and pear industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of orchards and packhouses to export to Thailand for the 2022 season.
1 October 2021
This notice affects all clients who receive directions issued by the department from the Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS).
The department will be delivering a change on Saturday 02 October 2021 to the Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) which will remove the Biosecurity Officer name from issued directions.
Date of issue: 29 September 2021
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2021- 13
Attention:
28 September 2021
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
The department is conducting I.T. infrastructure maintenance from 21:30 to 21:35 Friday 01 October 2021 (AEST).
BICON will still be available during this time, however users will not be able to complete the following operations:
