2 April 2020 Who does this notice affect? The following information is relevant to Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons under the Class 19.1 Non commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) and Class 19.2 Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) …
27-03-2020 – To reduce community transmission of COVID-19 from Australians returning from overseas, new quarantine measures will be coming into effect. The National Cabinet has directed that as soon as possible, and no later than 11.59pm (AEDST) on 28 March, …
13-02-2020 – Two passengers have been intercepted at Melbourne International Airport attempting to smuggle 122 live fish into Australia. Head of Biosecurity, Lyn O’Connell, said the seizure was a joint effort between the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment …
Two Chinese nationals living in Belmore, NSW have been arrested and charged as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal wildlife trafficking led by the Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE). The couple, a 29-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man, allegedly …
Instead of bringing Christmas cheer, some gifts that arrive from overseas this holiday season could bring pests and diseases that can devastate our unique environment and agricultural industries as well as put human health at risk. Head of Biosecurity at …
A Queensland solar wholesale business has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in recovered Duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) following an investigation by the Australian Border Force (ABF) into the importation of Chinese aluminium rails used …
Friday,22 November 2019 The Department of Agriculture is streamlining and modernising the legislation underpinning Australia’s agricultural levy system to better support agricultural industries. Since the 1990s, Australia’s levy system—and the legislation governing it—has grown in size and complexity. This project …
15-11-2019 – The Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Department of Home Affairs have installed a new high-tech 3D scanning machine at the Melbourne International Mail Gateway Facility, bolstering the ABF’s ability to detect prohibited items – including explosives – …
28-10-2019 – A 54-year-old man was due to appear before the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court today on the alleged internal concealment of 109 pellets suspected to contain amphetamines imported via Melbourne International Airport on Saturday (26 October 2019). The United States …
The Illicit Tobacco Taskforce continues to detect and seize shipments of black market cigarettes attempting to be smuggled across the border. Between 21-25 September 2019 three separate detections were made in air cargo consignments from South Korea, totalling over 600,000 …