Surveillance
Find species not known to be in Australia but present potentially ‘significant national threat’ to the environment, ecosystems or people.
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Eradication
Check nationally agreed eradication targets for weeds, and those new and emerging weeds species posing a significant national threat.
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National restriction on keeping, sale and trade
See State and Territory weed declarations for invasive, noxious and pest species as well as general biosecurity measures.
See declared weeds
Preventing the entry of new weeds into Australia
Preventing new weeds is Australia’s most cost-effective weed management tool. View all the legislation and databases in once place.
Prevent new incursionsSpecies permitted entry into Australia
Prevention is the most effective method of dealing with weeds. Once a weed has entered an area and become established, eradication is far more expensive and it is likely that greater resources will be required to control its further spread and reduce its impact. Find Australia-wide information about:
- Importing live plants (nursery stock) – DAFF (agriculture.gov.au)
- Importing plants and plant products – DAFF (agriculture.gov.au)
- Permitted Seeds List – DAFF (agriculture.gov.au)
- Permitted Arecaceae (palm) Seeds List – DAFF (agriculture.gov.au)
- Permitted Allium spp. Seeds List – DAFF (agriculture.gov.au)