In Reply to: Can someone please direct me to posted by shubbaz on Wednesday, 5. August 2009 at 07:52 Bali Time:
Hi Cheryl,
I think you can generalise and let your neice know that wooden items are ok so long as they dont have borers. As you said on FB check for holes. Its not the wooden items, its the bugs that customs are concerned about.
No banana leaves or products. be careful with photo frames etc.
Careful with fresh food, not commercial sealed. (eg spices)
No weapons, make sure she declares any knives (even if just to be used in kitchen, fish filleting)
Shells sometimes had live animals/creatures.
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4369