Alerts & Changes

Following notification from Hungary on 7 March 2025 to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of FMD, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is working to assess the biosecurity risk to Australia and what this mig...

Related Cases:   Elephant semen | Giraffe semen | Zoo bovid semen | Sheep embryos | Goat semen | Bovine semen | Goat embryos | Bovine embryos | Soil and articles containing soil | Laboratory materials | Culture media | Bioremediation products | Test kits | Veterinary therapeutics and veterinary therapeutic ingredients | Fertilisers | Retorted goods | Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives | Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material) | Dairy | Pet food, pet food ingredients, and supplements for companion animals | Ovine semen

The BICON case for dog semen will be redesigned to assist users understand the import conditions which must be met to import dog semen into Australia. The model veterinary health certificate will also be updated on the department’s website, and a link ...

Related Cases:   Dog semen

In March 2024, the department completed a scientific review of the biosecurity risks associated with the taxa included on the list of standard laboratory microorganisms and infectious agents (the list). As a result of the review, the department identif...

Related Cases:   Low risk genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) relating to plants or plant research | Cell lines | Microorganisms and infectious agents (and derivatives) | Genetic material (nucleic acids and their derivatives) excluding plants and plant pathogens | Laboratory materials | Animal fluids and tissues (excluding viable reproductive material)

A new BICON case for ‘Goods for Military use’ has been created and will be published on 14 March 2025. The new case will provide a single source of import conditions and onshore management to support Australian and foreign defence forces and departmen...

On 14 March 2025, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will consolidate the BICON case 'Military Working Dogs' into the new 'Goods for Military use' BICON case. What will change: • The Military Working Dogs case will no longer be ...

Related Cases:   Military Working Dogs

Changes to regulatory charging in 2025-26 The department reviews fees and charges annually, to ensure they continue to align with the cost to deliver biosecurity and imported food regulatory activity. Through the 2024-2025 annual review we identified ...

Seasonal Reminder: Hitchhiker pests can arrive in Australia on aircraft or vessels, cargo and containers, crew and passenger baggage, and may be more common at particular times of the year. The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is one such pest, which...

Related Cases:   Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) hitchhiker pests

From 1 July 2025, the department will introduce an import permit requirement for Brassicaceous seed requiring treatment and Cucurbitaceous seed requiring testing and/or treatment, that are imported for an end use of sowing. The current measures to man...

Related Cases:   Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing | Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing | Cucumis sativus seed for sowing | Cucumis melo seed for sowing | Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing | Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing | Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing | Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing | Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has received an official report of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany and is currently working to assess the biosecurity risk to Australia and what this might mean for import con...

Related Cases:   Peat

What will change: 1. Regulating China for Xylella Following our previous alert on 2 January 2025 (), the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has determined that Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella) is present in mainland China....

Related Cases:   Colocasia spp. for use as nursery stock | Ipomoea batatas for use as nursery stock | Paulownia spp. for use as nursery stock | Humulus spp. for use as nursery stock | Vaccinium spp. for use as nursery stock | Ficus carica for use as nursery stock | Morus spp. for use as nursery stock | Mangifera spp. for use as nursery stock | Pistacia spp. for use as nursery stock | Ribes spp. for use as nursery stock | Pome species for use as nursery stock | Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Actinidia spp. (kiwi fruit, gooseberry) for use as nursery stock | Prunus spp. for use as nursery stock | Hosts of fireblight, sudden oak death and Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species for use as nursery stock | Persea spp. for use as nursery stock | Ornamental hosts of fireblight and Ceratocystis spp. for use as nursery stock | Juglans spp. for use as nursery stock | Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. for use as nursery stock | Carica papaya for use as nursery stock | Piper methysticum for use as nursery stock | Ornamental hosts of fireblight for use as nursery stock | Olea spp. (olives) for use as nursery stock | Aegagropila linnaei (aquatic plants) for use as nursery stock | Rosa canina and Rosa rugosa for use as nursery stock | Musa spp. for use as nursery stock | Solanum tuberosum for use as nursery stock | Bulbs to be grown in open quarantine for use as nursery stock | Eustoma, Lisianthius, Bilamista, Lobelia and Urananthus for use as nursery stock | Orchids for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock | Zantedeschia spp. for use as nursery stock | Daphne spp. and Gladiolus spp. for use as nursery stock | Cacti for use as nursery stock | Passiflora spp. for use as nursery stock | Brassica oleracea for use as nursery stock | Hibiscus spp for use as nursery stock | Rosa spp. for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Coffea spp. for use as nursery stock | Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella and Ceratocystis for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa, Sudden Oak Death and Ceratocystis | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death | Camellia spp. for use as nursery stock | Forestry or amenity species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock | Bulbs that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for growth in open quarantine | Hoya kerrii rooted leaves for display purposes | Cyphomandra species for use as nursery stock | Guava rust, Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Arecaceae (palms) for use as nursery stock | Cannabis spp. as nursery stock | Corylus spp. for use as nursery stock | Punica spp. for use as nursery stock | Manihot spp. for use as nursery stock | Clonal grass for use as nursery stock | Saccharum spp. as nursery stock | Planera spp. and Zelkova spp. for use as nursery stock | Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock | Hosts of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum and Xylella for use as nursery stock | Fragaria spp. for use as nursery stock | Rubus spp. for use as nursery stock | Vitis spp. for use as nursery stock | Rutaceae as nursery stock | Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock | Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus hosts and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Ornamental virus, Sudden Oak Death and Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Chrysoporthe hosts for use as nursery stock | Bromeliads for use as nursery stock | Mentha spp. for use as nursery stock | Lavandula spp. for use as nursery stock | Saintpaulia spp. for use as nursery stock | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) for use as nursery stock | Dracaena sanderiana for use as nursery stock | Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa | Guava rust hosts for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Ceratocystis spp. hosts for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock | Hypericum x inodorum for use as nursery stock | Xylella fastidiosa and Sudden Oak Death hosts for use as nursery stock | Ananas comosus for use as nursery stock | Dianthus caryophyllus for use as nursery stock