Taiwan: Australia-Taiwan organic equivalency arrangement – additional information (2020-06)
Date of issue: 22 July 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2020-06
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2020-46 - Authorised Officer Program – Changes to the plant export authorised officer application, training, assessment and appointment process
22 July 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of changes to the plant export authorised officer (AO) application, training, assessment and appointment process.
119-2020 – 2020-21 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Safeguarding Arrangements Scheme
23 July 2020
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, principle agents and master consolidators—associated with importing goods that require increased intervention during the 2020-21 BMSB risk season.
2020-45 - Horticulture Exports – Release of the protocol and work plan for exports of cherries from the mainland to the Republic of Korea
20 July 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and Authorised Officers (AOs) of the release of a new protocol and work plan for mainland cherry exports to the Republic of Korea.
Past Australian Biosecurity Award recipients
The Australian Biosecurity Awards recognise significant commitment to our nation’s biosecurity system.
These are the past recipients of the awards.
2025 Australian Biosecurity Award recipients
The Australian Biosecurity Awards recognise significant commitment to our nation’s biosecurity system.
These are the recipients for 2025.
Processing questionnaire for imported plant material
Please complete this questionnaire before you apply for an approved arrangement class 3.0.
Processing imported plant material onshore at an approved arrangement class 3.0
Imported plant material can pose a high risk of introducing exotic and unwanted pests and diseases into Australia if they are not sufficiently processed.
117-2020 – Amendment to 112-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020
16 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and associated industry participants and retailers.
What has changed?
From 1 July 2020, all uncooked prawns imported for human consumption must be deveined (removal of the digestive tract that remains along the dorsal ridge of each prawn to at least the last shell segment).