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Here you will find a range of resources that can help with your due diligence process. This page will be updated as new resources become available.Department guidance materialWe have developed the following guidance material to help you understand and meet your due diligence requirements under…
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We are responsible for ensuring compliance with Australia’s illegal logging laws.We also provide assistance to importers and processors seeking to better understand the laws and their responsibilities.Significant penalties can apply if you:import or process timber products that have come from…
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It is a crime to import illegally logged timber into Australia under our illegal logging laws. Certain wood, pulp and paper products are listed in section 5 of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024 (Rules) and are considered ‘regulated’. When importing these products, you must conduct due…
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Australia’s illegal logging law reformsAs of 3 March 2025, Australia’s illegal logging laws have changed. Importantly, this includes changes to due diligence requirements for importers and processors of regulated timber and timber products.The Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 has been updated…
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Australia’s illegal logging law reformsAs of 3 March 2025, Australia’s illegal logging laws have changed. Importantly, this includes changes to due diligence requirements for importers and processors of regulated timber and timber products.The Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 has been updated…
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OverviewThis project repeated an AMR survey in the Australian pig industry. The survey has provided data to compare to previous surveys for monitoring and quality assurance purposes.Project Lead: Australian PorkProject Contact: raymond.chia@australianpork.com.auProject Status: CompleteObjective…
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OverviewThe department delivered Exercise Paratus – a multiyear exercise program. It aimed to enhance Australia’s capability to respond to current and emerging biosecurity threats.The objectives of the exercise were to:practice our emergency management arrangements to enhance internal capability to…
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OverviewThis project aimed to improve the understanding of the transmission pathways and biosecurity priorities for reducing AMR risks in livestock enterprises in Australia.The project provided livestock producers with a framework to assess the risk of AMR transmission into, within, or out of,…
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OverviewThe New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) collaborated with researchers from Charles Sturt University to complete a social research project that identified key drivers and barriers to participation in syndromic surveillance.The…
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OverviewAnimal Health Australia (AHA) developed and led Exercise Milky Way. It was a joint industry and government exercise to test the raw milk movement controls from the AUSVETPLAN Response strategy: Foot-and-mouth disease Version 5.3.The simulation exercise was conducted from 28 August to 15…
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