Biosecurity (2026 Infringement Notices) Determination 2025

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Part 1 · Preliminary

1Name#

This instrument is the Biosecurity (2026 Infringement Notices) Determination 2025.

3Authority#

This instrument is made under subsection 524A(1) of the Biosecurity Act 2015.

Note: This instrument lists classes of goods (called category 1 goods and category 2 goods) in relation to which the Director of Biosecurity is reasonably satisfied there is a high level of biosecurity risk, for the purposes of section 524 of the Biosecurity Act 2015. If an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of the Biosecurity Act 2015 in circumstances covered by subsection 68(2) of the Biosecurity Regulations 2026 is issued, the amount of penalty units to be stated on the infringement notice is 12 penalty units if the contravention relates to category 1 goods and 6 penalty units if the contravention relates to category 2 goods (see subsection 524(4) of the Biosecurity Act 2015 and regulations made for the purpose of that subsection).

4Period in force#

This instrument is in force for 12 months beginning on 1 January 2026.

5Definitions#

(1)In this instrument:

animal fluid means any fluid of an animal including blood, sera and animal secretions, but does not include any of the following:

(a)semen;

(b)fluids that are part of meat or meat products.

animal reproductive material has the same meaning as in the Biosecurity Regulations 2026.

animal secretion includes animal excretions and animal exudates, but does not include silk or wax.

animal tissue does not include:

(a)a living animal; or

(b)animal reproductive material; or

(c)any of the following, if without adhering tissue:

(i)skin;

(ii)hide;

(iii)wool;

(iv)hair;

(v)bristles;

(vi)feathers;

(vii)tusks;

(viii)teeth;

(ix)antlers;

(x)horn;

(xi)glue pieces;

(xii)bones.

hermetically-sealed container means a container that is airtight when sealed.

meat:

(a)means a part of an animal (other than a fish, cetacean, mollusc, crustacean, cnidarian, echinoderm or a tunicate) that is intended or able to be used as food by a human being or an animal (whether or not it is cooked, dried or otherwise processed); and

(b)includes blood, bone-meal, meat meal, tallow and fat.

meat product means a product:

(a)that contains meat; or

(b)of which meat is an ingredient.

retorted means heated in a hermetically-sealed container to a minimum core temperature of 100°C, obtaining an F0 value of at least 2.8.

shelf-stable has the meaning given by subsection (2).

(2)Goods are shelf-stable if:

(a)the goods have been commercially manufactured; and

(b)the goods have been packaged by the manufacturer; and

(c)the goods are in that package; and

(d)the package has not been opened or broken; and

(e)the goods are able to be stored in the package at room or ambient temperature; and

(f)the goods do not require refrigeration or freezing before the package is opened.

Part 2 · Category 1 and category 2 goods

6Category 1 goods#

(1)The following goods are listed as category 1 goods:

(a)live plants;

(b)whole unprocessed seeds that are intended for sowing;

(c)subject to subsection (2), meat and meat products ;

(d)animal reproductive material (whether or not it is cooked, dried or otherwise processed), other than roe and avian eggs that are intended for, or able to be used for, human consumption;

(e)animal fluids;

(f)animal tissue that is not intended for human consumption (whether or not it is cooked, dried or otherwise processed);

(g)prawns that are not fully cooked;

(h)live animals, and the remains of animals that have died in transit before arriving in Australian territory or on arrival in Australian territory;

(i)veterinary vaccines.

(2)Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to any of the following goods:

(a)meat or meat products that have been retorted;

(b)meat-based flavouring products that:

(i)have been commercially manufactured and packaged; and

(ii)do not contain any discernible pieces of meat; and

(iii)are for personal use; and

(iv)are for human consumption; and

(v)if the goods were derived from bovine, caprine, ovine or porcine animals—are clearly labelled by the manufacturer as a product of a country specified in Schedule 1;

(c) meat or meat products from New Zealand (other than goods that are derived from avian or porcine animals or that contain meat or meat products that are derived from avian or porcine animals) that:

(i)are a product of Australia or New Zealand; and

(ii)are for personal use; and

(iii)are for human consumption; and

(iv)are accompanied by evidence that the goods are a product of Australia or New Zealand;

(d)pork crackling or pork rind that:

(i)is shelf-stable; and

(ii)is for personal use; and

(iii)is for human consumption; and

(iv)is clearly labelled by the manufacturer as a product of a country specified in Schedule 1;

(e)meat floss that:

(i)has been commercially manufactured; and

(ii)is for personal use; and

(iii)is for human consumption; and

(iv)if derived from bovine, caprine, ovine or porcine animals—is clearly labelled by the manufacturer as a product of a country specified in Schedule 1;

(f)meat jerky or biltong (other than meat jerky or biltong derived from porcine animals) that:

(i)is shelf-stable; and

(ii)is for personal use; and

(iii)is for human consumption; and

(iv)is not more than 1 kilogram; and

(v)if derived from bovine, caprine or ovine animals —is clearly labelled by the manufacturer as a product of a country specified in Schedule 1.

7Category 2 goods#

The following goods are listed as category 2 goods:

(a)fresh fruit;

(b)fresh vegetables;

(c)fresh fungi;

(d)fresh leaves;

(e)fresh herbs;

(f)fresh cut flowers;

(g)whole unprocessed seeds that are not intended for sowing.

8Repeal#

This instrument is repealed at the start of 1 January 2027.

Schedule 1 · Specified countries

Note: See paragraphs 6(2)(b), (d), (e) and (f).

1 Specified countries

Each of the following countries is specified.

• Australia• Austria• Belgium• Bosnia and Herzegovina• Canada• Chile• Croatia• Czechia (Czech Republic)• Denmark• Estonia• Finland• France• Germany• Iceland• Ireland, Republic of• Italy• Japan• Latvia• Lithuania

• Luxembourg• Malta• Mexico• Montenegro• Netherlands• New Caledonia• New Zealand• North Macedonia, Republic of• Norway• Poland• Portugal• Romania• San Marino• Serbia• Singapore• Slovenia• Spain• Sweden• Switzerland• United Kingdom• United States of America• Vanuatu

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