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Biosecurity Advice 2012/22 - Lilium spp. cut flowers from Taiwan
5 November 2012
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft policy review: Alternative risk management measures to import Lilium spp. cut flowers from Taiwan.
Advice to travellers
Travellers and goods arriving in Australia can introduce exotic pests, diseases and weeds. This could harm our health, environment and commercial industries.
Check our current traveller alerts. These include tips on how you can reduce risks before you arrive in Australia.
You can also visit human health for advice on:
Preparing your personal effects for shipment to Australia
Some personal effects have the potential to bring pests or disease into Australia and need to be declared.
The list below is designed to assist you identify which goods may be of biosecurity concern and may require cleaning or treatment prior to release. If this is not possible, the items may need to be destroyed or exported at your expense.
Bringing or mailing goods to Australia
Check what items you can bring or mail to Australia. Biosecurity import requirements for food and drink, souvenirs, household items and animals.
Travelling to Australia
Harmful pests and diseases may arrive with travellers coming to Australia.
We screen incoming air and cruise travellers and baggage to protect against this risk. We use X-ray machines, detector dogs, physical inspection and questioning.
If you are travelling to Australia, check what to do:
Studying in Australia
If you are an international student planning to study in Australia, it is important to check Australia’s biosecurity requirements before you pack.
Certain food, plant material and animal products from overseas cannot be brought into Australia because they may be carrying serious pests and diseases that could devastate our valuable food supply and destroy our unique environment.
Airport clearance is quicker if you don’t bring food, plant material or animal products. Most items can be easily purchased in Australia.
Register as a Stakeholder
In addition to the department’s website, we use the Biosecurity Risk Analysis Stakeholder Registers for distributing biosecurity policy information to interested stakeholders.
Visit the subscriptions page to register to receive information via email about current risk analyses and Biosecurity Advices relating to plant or animal biosecurity policy.
Biosecurity videos and audio
Watch the biosecurity videos on the department's YouTube channel
The six short biosecurity videos on this page focus on the practical steps that you can take to reduce the biosecurity risk to your property. There are six videos (or audio versions) covering: