Alerts

The Department of Agriculture and has made corrections to the spelling of scientific names for a range of plant species in BICON.
The scientific name changes to species are listed in Table 1.

Who does this notice affect:
Importers of plant material (nursery stock and seeds for sowing), brokers and Assessment Services Group ans Inspections Group.

Import Permits:
Import permits have not been varied to reflect these spelling changes, as a number of these species are not believed to be commonly imported.
Any importer who has concerns about their existing import permit containing one of these species, may request a variation of their import permit. Please contact the department via email at imports@agriculture.gov.au (Please include the following in the title of the email - “Scientific name change – Plant T2”).

Background:
Plant Imports Operations are undertaking reviews of scientific names in BICON, to validate listed names. The review is being completed in stages, with this update covering species from H-Z. Any further changes to scientific names will be advised through an additional BICON notification.

Further information:

Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au.