Changes

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a Weed Risk Assessment for the following species. The assessment has determined that that these species are permitted as they pose a low weed risk to Australia.

As a result, these species have been removed from the ‘Plant species requiring further assessment’ BICON case, and may now be imported under the conditions of the following BICON cases:

• Permitted seed for sowing
• Birdseed
• Raw seed for human consumption
• Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock

Background:
The Weed Risk Assessment system is a science-based quarantine risk analysis tool for determining the weed potential of a plant. All plants proposed for importation into Australia and not currently permitted on BICON are assessed for their potential to become weeds in Australia. Further information on the Weed Risk Assessment system is available on the department's webpage.

Who does this notice affect:
Importers of nursery stock and seed, customs brokers and department staff.

Further information:
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@aff.gov.au.