The act of disembarking from a vessel and spending time in an approved arrangement site prior to being loaded onto another vessel

A country that is not approved by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources for export. Countries that are not listed in the group listings above are non-approved countries. Details on what you need to do to import a cat or dog​ from a non-approved country can be found on the department website.

Dogs must be identified by a microchip that can be read by an Avid, Trovan, Destron or other ISO compatible reader.

A hybrid is defined as the result of interbreeding between two species or subspecies of animals, including interbreeding between a domestic or listed specimen and a wild species or wild sub-species, or between two wild species, regardless of the generational distance from the wild specimen/s.

Part of the application for a permit to import disability assistance dogs. The importer must provide details of the nominated address where the dog will undergo quarantine surveillance in Australia, and accept the terms of quarantine surveillance for when the dog arrives in Australia.

See Government Approved Laboratory, above.

A veterinary officer usually employed by the competent authority (veterinary administration) in the exporting country. Official veterinarians generally do not work in a clinical setting. Official veterinarians are authorised to sign certificates on behalf of the government of the exporting country and have access to the government stamp.

Further information is available on Group 3 countries on the department's website.Group 3 countries include:Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary and Balearic Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, [..]

An approved country is any country, administrative region or territory from which the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources permits the importation of cats and dogs and their semen.Approved countries have been able to demonstrate that they have adequate animal health services and a satisfactory animal health status. Th [..]