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Aircraft operators must meet the requirements and standards for aircraft disinsection.
Disinsection is the procedure where health measures are taken to control or kill the insect vectors of human disease. They can be present in baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods, and postal parcels.
If an international aircraft wishes to land at a non-first point of entry an application for permission under section 239 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 must be submitted directly to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for approval.
The Request to land an aircraft or unload goods at a place not determined to be a point of entry in Australian territory application form may also be used to:
This list is referenced in sections 6 and 56 of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021, section 43 of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods—Christmas Island) Determination 2016, section 44 of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Go
This list is referenced in section 32(2) of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (Goods Determination).
This list contains conditionally non-prohibited goods which are subject to specific conditions of import, as outlined in the Goods Determination.
To address key threats to seabirds from fishing activities in Australia, the Australian Government has voluntarily adopted the:
The National Policy on Fisheries Bycatch was endorsed by the Ministerial Council on Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture in April 1999.
Published by – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia Fisheries and Aquaculture branch, August 1999.
