Alerts & Changes

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Handelia trichophylla. The assessment has determined that this species pose an unacceptable weed risk to Australia and are therefore not permitte...

Related Cases:   Plant species that are weeds

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Brassica deflexa and Erucastrum deflexum. The assessment has determined that these species pose an unacceptable weed risk to Australia and are th...

Related Cases:   Plant species that are weeds

The department has reviewed the regulatory status of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus (PlAMV). As a result, PlAMV is no longer considered a quarantine pest as it is now recognised as being present in Australia. Effective from 26 April 2024, any detection...

Related Cases:   Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Rabdosia effusa and its accepted name Isodon effusus. The assessment has determined these species are permitted as they pose a l...

Related Cases:   Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has recently updated the . This updated list can be found on our website. As a result of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water updating the ‘list of specimens taken ...

Related Cases:   Live freshwater ornamental fish

The Ministry of Primary Industries New Zealand (MPI NZ) has advised the department that the 2023-2024 flight season of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetle has concluded for all New Zealand ports as of 19 April 2024. Consignments loaded onto vessel...

Related Cases:   Timber and timber products | Timber and timber products imported from New Zealand during Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season | Logs, log cabins and oversize timber

Import conditions for fresh decrowned pineapples from Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Taiwan have been restructured to align with current conventions. A common table outlining the biosecurity pests of concern and the required off...

Related Cases:   Fresh pineapple for human consumption

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed a review of the import conditions for the following commodities: • amphibians • ferrets • invertebrates (aquatic and terrestrial) • rats and mice embryos, semen an...

Related Cases:   Live animals and their reproductive material for laboratory use

Ixora margaretae has been added to the ‘Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock’, ‘Permitted seed for sowing’, ‘Raw seed for human consumption’ and ‘Birdseed’ BICON cases as the department has assessed that this species is a synonym of Captai...

Related Cases:   Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Birdseed | Raw seed for human consumption | Permitted seed for sowing

Chambeyronia magnifica has been added to the ‘Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock’, ‘Palm seed for sowing’, ‘Raw seed for human consumption’ and ‘Birdseed’ BICON cases as the department has assessed that this species is a synonym of Kentiopsis m...

Related Cases:   Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock | Birdseed | Raw seed for human consumption | Palm seed for sowing