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The Australian Parliament has passed laws to end live sheep exports by sea by 1 May 2028. The department will continue to regulate the export of live sheep by sea during the transition to ensure compliance with all requirements, including animal welfare.Assistance for the sheep supply chain to…
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The role of the Transition Advocate is to facilitate 2-way communication between industry and government, provide information to industry about the transition plan and assistance, and provide advice to government on how the transition is progressing (including supporting the stocktake in 2026–2027…
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16 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who will be required to…
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How levy and export charge rates are setLevy and export charge rates are set by the Australian primary industries that choose to invest in the levies system. The rates are established under legislation.Levies and charges help to pay for:biosecurity activities and responsesmarketingresearch and…
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CompliancePenalties apply when you don’t meet your obligations under levies laws.You should ensure that your returns, payments and records are accurate and paid on time.The levies national compliance program assists Australian businesses understand and comply with levy and charge laws.Our…
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The Improving Consistency of On-farm Emissions Estimates grant program (the program) was announced as part of the 2024−25 Budget to assist the agriculture sector to reduce its emissions and further contribute to the whole-of-economy transition to net zero.The program will provide a grant of…
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The Australian Government recovers the cost of delivering agricultural export regulatory services. Under the Australian Government Charging Framework, the department must regularly document changes to regulatory charging activities through a Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS). …
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In certain circumstances Australian agricultural, fisheries and forestry products may attract a levy or export charge.See products with a levy or export chargeNew levy and charge lawsOn 1 January 2025 and 1 July 2025, new levies and export charges laws were introduced.Key features of the levy…
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