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11 April 2022
Who does this notice affect?
First point of entry (FPOE) operators, vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers and others.
What has changed?
New FPOE determinations commenced on 16 March 2022, replacing transitional determinations previously in place at two FPOE…
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11 May 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice affects all clients requesting inspections for Queensland and Northern NSW locations except for Cairns.
What has changed?
Biosecurity Operations Division within the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is implementing a new…
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7 December 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers, accredited persons and customs brokers who lodge full import declarations for containerised sea cargo.
What has changed?
The Department has not changed the requirement for declaring rural destination of FCL/X consignments.…
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Imported plant material can pose a high risk of introducing exotic and unwanted pests and diseases into Australia if they are not sufficiently processed.
To ensure that the associated risks are managed to keep Australia’s biosecurity protected, certain imported plant materials may be processed…
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Date of issue: 11 October 2018
Date of effect: 15 October 2018
Attention:
Industries—Seafood
Export seafood establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify exporters of implementation on 15 October 2018, of new…
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AttentionAll stakeholdersPurposeTo inform stakeholders that export advisory notices (EANs) published prior to 2023 have been retired from the Live Animal Export Advisory Notices webpage as part of a routine update.Key pointsEANs are generally retained on the department’s website for one year as…
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Next, we need to combine the "Climate suitability" and "Proximity to water" map layers to find the regions of Australia which best fit the preferred habitat of the example species. This can be achieved using a manually weighted composite.
Click and drag a new composite onto the workspace.…
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Terms and definitionsA list of common terms and definitions used in the Biosecurity Portal:DownloadBiosecurity Portal Terms and Definitions (PDF 210 KB)Biosecurity Portal Terms and Definitions (DOCX 53 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Quick…
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A significant risk to Australia’s biosecurity has been prevented by biosecurity officers securing approximately 38 tonnes of risk material—including boxes of turtle meat, frog meat, plant products, avian meat, pig meat, beef meat, and raw prawns.On 15 February 2023, a Department of Agriculture,…
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24/07/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, Master Consolidators, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with importing goods…
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