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Quarantine

Register to receive biosecurity updatesTasmania has some of the world's most stringent quarantine regulations. Strict quarantine requirements are in place to protect the State's plants, crops and animal industries from introduced pests and diseases - from both overseas and the Australian mainland.

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Bringing Pot Plants into Tasmania | Import Requirement on Canola Seed and Grain | What You Can & Can't Bring into Tasmania | Importers Seeking Variation of Import Requirements | Plant Quarantine Manual 2010 | Tasmanian Biosecurity Import Requirements Database

What You Can Take Out of Tasmania
What you can and can't take out of Tasmania when travelling to other Australian states and territories.
What You Can & Can't Bring into Tasmania
Details on what you can and can't bring into Tasmania.
Importing Animals
Information on the import of animals, disease agents, and restricted materials to Tasmania.
Importing Plants, Plant Products & Agricultural Machinery
Information about import requirements for plants, plant products (including seeds), produce and agricultural machinery.
Bringing Pot Plants into Tasmania
There are some legal restrictions that you must comply with. Outlines what you need to do to be able to bring a pot plant into Tasmania.
Importing Orchids into Tasmania
Quarantine requirements to import orchids into Tasmania
Restrictions on Fish & Fish Products
Non-viable fin-fish and products derived from fin-fish are a restricted material. Includes a list of the restricted fish plus their import requiremen...
Import Requirement on Canola Seed and Grain
Import Requirement 32 of the Plant Quarantine Manual (Tasmania) requires Freedom from Genetically Modified (GM) Brassicaceae Seed Certification.
Quarantine Forms
Once you have worked out which import requirements apply in your case the relevant quarantine forms are available online.
Biosecurity & Quarantine Tasmania Updates
A regular newsletter published by the Department.
Overview of Quarantine Tasmania
Includes information on strategic overview, legislation, operational programs (including detector dogs), Kingston Quarantine Station and area freedom ...
Tasmanian Biosecurity Policy and Tasmanian Biosecurity Strategy
The Tasmanian Biosecurity Strategy is based on transparency, consistency, and scientific principles as is Tasmania's biosecurity policy.

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Tasmanian Biosecurity Import Requirements Database | Tropical Marine Invertebrates | Vaccines and Diagnostic Reagents | Wildlife | Goldfish | Macquarie Island Specimens

Tasmanian Plant Quarantine Manual 2010

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Find out about the risks of aquatic pests and diseases. Going fishing in New Zealand? Beware of Didymo a freshwater algae, which can spread quickly.

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