Changes

The department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment (WRA) for the species listed below. The assessment has determined that the species do not pose a weed risk to Australia, on the basis that they either pose a low weed risk, are already present in Australia and not under official control or are an accepted name of a permitted species.

As a result, the following scientific names have been added to the ‘Permitted seed for sowing’ case and these species may be permitted entry into Australian territory subject to the import conditions of this case.

No other changes have been made to import conditions for Permitted seed for sowing.

Background:
These changes have been reflected in the published Permitted Seeds List (updated on 20 July 2022), which contains conditionally non-prohibited goods which are subject to specific conditions of import, as outlined in the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-Prohibited Goods) Determination 2021.

The Weed Risk Assessment and Disease Risk Assessment systems are science-based quarantine risk analysis tools for determining the weed potential of a species and the disease risks of a genus. All species proposed for importation into Australian territory and not currently permitted on BICON are assessed for their potential to introduce disease or become weed species in Australia. Further information on the assessment process is available on the department's webpage.

Who does this notice affect:
Importers (and their customs brokers) who intend to import these species of seed for an end use of sowing, and departmental staff.

Further information:
Contact Plant Import Operations at imports@agriculture.gov.au or phone 1800 900 090.