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In late 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conducted an inquiry into bargaining power imbalances in supply chains for perishable agricultural goods (PAG) in Australia. The subsequent Perishable Agricultural Goods Inquiry Report recommended that the government and industries explore measures to foster price transparency to increase competition in those industries.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2021
The datasets below outline residue testing that was carried out on plant products in the 2020-21 financial year, under the National Residue Survey.
Tables in each document give details of the:
28 September 2021
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is updating its website.
On 18 October 2021, we will be merging our 3 departmental websites:
All existing content will be moved to awe.gov.au.
There will be temporary redirects in place so you can still find what you’re looking for.
27 September 2021
All importers and customs brokers who lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
The department has made enhancements to the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and the Cargo Workload Management System (CWMS).
27 September 2021
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.
Due to urgent system maintenance, the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Monday 27 September to 00:30 Tuesday 28 September 2021 (AEST).
Clients are advised to avoid using this system for the duration of the maintenance period.
27 September 2021
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage.
August 2021
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports
Last updated 13 March 2025
24 September 2021
This notice is of relevance to importers, customs brokers and agents, exporters of live fish and other seafood, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s Approved Arrangements (classes 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3) who are involved in the import of used fish bins into Australian territories via air and sea freight.
