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AQUAVETPLAN is the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan. It is a series of manuals that outline Australia’s approach to national disease preparedness and proposes the technical response and control strategies to be activated in a national aquatic animal disease emergency.
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Travellers arriving in Australia, importers, import industry participants, airline and shipping industries and other people bringing or importing goods or conveyances into Australia need to be aware of the penalties for not complying with biosecurity requirements.
The Biosecurity Act 2015 (…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia. The department provides updates and notices that are useful to industry.The department manages…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, September 2017This brochure provides more details about the Australian Government’s commitment of $200 million over four years for…
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The Australian Government has committed $33.8 million over 15 years (2014-2029) to help farmers gain improved access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals, and assist them in producing food for Australia and the world.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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An import request is a proposal made to bring goods into Australia where import conditions for the goods have not yet been established. Import requests are also referred to as ‘import proposals’ or ‘market access requests’.Australia receives a significant number of import requests for a variety of…
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What’s new
From 1 February 2023 the Biosecurity Portal will be the only way for most clients to book cargo import inspections with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The portal is a streamlined process for booking import inspections that…
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Motor vehicles, motorcycles, tyres and machinery (including machinery parts) can introduce biosecurity risks into Australia. Such risks include, but are not limited to: live insects, seeds, soil, mud, clay, animal faeces, animal material and plant material such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark.…
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Import conditions
All imported timber, wooden articles, bamboo and related products (whether for commercial or personal use) must comply with the import conditions as stated on our Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.
As the importer, you are responsible for ensuring that…
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