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Voluntary fumigation of fresh cut flowers and foliage in 2024
Effective from 7 February 2024
As per IIAN consignments of fresh cut flowers and foliage found to be infested with live insect pests have the option to be directed for onshore fumigation and release prior to pest identification by an entomologist, for the following periods in 2024:...
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage
Changes to the import conditions for egg and egg products
Effective from 5 February 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made changes to the import conditions for egg and egg products for human consumption and all end uses other than animal consumption, bioremediation agents or fertilisers, growing purposes, or ve...
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Egg and egg products
Change to evidence requirements for synthetic materials
Effective from 1 February 2024
On 01 February 2024 the following changes were made to the Synthetic material BICON case:
Consignments of synthetic material will now need to provide either:
• Evidence that the goods are not genetic material (including but not limited to synthetic g...
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Synthetic material
Update to cooked breadfruit for human consumption import pathway
Effective from 1 February 2024
All countries will now be permitted to import cooked breadfruit for personal and non-personal use pathways. The phytosanitary requirement for cooked breadfruit will be removed. Cooked breadfruit imported for personal use as air passenger baggage will b...
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Cooked fruit and vegetables for human consumption
Changes to pathway names and addition of a standard fish oil pathway
Effective from 1 February 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has made changes to the BICON commodity case for Fish oil.
Update to pathway names:
The pathway names have been changed to be more descriptive to allow importers to choose the cor...
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Fish oil
New standard permit for laboratory materials for ionising radiation at 50 kGy
Effective from 1 February 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has created a new standard permit for the import of animal fluids and tissues and laboratory materials that will be treated onshore with ionising radiation to a level that achieves a minimum absorbe...
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Laboratory materials
Review of conditions for Carissa spp. imported as nursery stock
Effective from 26 January 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has completed a review of BICON conditions for Carissa spp. imported as nursery stock.
A number of species within the genus Carissa have been permitted under both the ‘Xylella fast...
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Tropical and temperate species that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock
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Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
Removal of import permit requirment for Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
Effective from 26 January 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has removed the need for an import permit for the import of Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption.
Permit holders:
Permit holders with active permits will be contacted b...
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Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
Development of conditions for eviscerated thermally treated Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) from Japan
Effective from 24 January 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department) has developed import permit conditions for eviscerated thermally treated Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) from Japan. The commodity case “Salmonid fish for human consumption” has been updat...
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Salmonid fish for human consumption
Addition of species to the ‘Medium risk plants for use a nursery stock’ BICON case
Effective from 23 January 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the species Anthurium kunayalense and has determined this species is permitted as it poses a low weed risk to Australia. As a result of the Weed Risk Assessm...
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Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock