Biosecurity nformation for international travellers attending Congress 2025
Australia is free from many pests and diseases found around the world. Our agricultural industries, including bananas, depend on strict controls and requirements to manage the risk posed by exotic pests and diseases. These pests and diseases can be carried on shoes, clothing and tools.
We ask that you please
- Do not bring shoes that have been worn on farms overseas, or in areas known to have Panama TR4 (within Australia or elsewhere). Either bring brand new shoes or purchase new footwear when you arrive.
- Launder any clothing and hats that have been worn on farms prior to arriving in Queensland.
- Do not bring hand tools (for example technical or farm equipment) that have been used on overseas farms, or in areas known to have Panama TR4.
- Expect to follow best practice on-farm biosecurity procedures for shoes, clothing and equipment if you intend visiting farms in Queensland or in Australia more broadly.
- If you have been on farms overseas in the 30 days prior to entry to Australia, you must answer ‘yes’ on your incoming passenger card when entering Australia, to declare that you have ‘been in contact with farms, farm animals, wilderness areas or freshwater streams/lakes etc.’
