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116-2019 - New requirements for parboiled rice for human consumption

19 July 2019Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to clients, brokers and agents who import parboiled rice for human consumption.What has changed?A new pathway for rice 'semi processed…
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115-2019 - COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:00 Monday 22 July to 04:00 Tuesday 23 July 2019 (AEST).

17 July 2019Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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114-2019 - Urgent scheduled outage to BICON - 23:30 Thursday 11 July to 00:30 Friday 12 July 2019 (AEST)

11 July 2019Who does this notice affect? All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during the above outage period.Information Due to urgent scheduled…
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113-2019 - Mandatory pre-shipment methyl bromide fumigation for fresh asparagus imported from Mexico and Peru

11 July 2019Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh asparagus from Mexico and Peru. What has changed?The Department of Agriculture will…
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112-2019 - EXDOC unavailable from 20:00 to 21:00 Sunday 14 July 2019 (AEST)

8 July 2019Who does this notice affect? All clients required to use the Export Documentation (EXDOC) system during this planned outage.Information Due to scheduled maintenance, the Export Documentation (…
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11-2019 - BICON unavailable from 23:30 Saturday 2 February to 04:00 Sunday 3 February 2019 (AEDT)

25 January 2019Who does this notice affect? All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) System during this planned maintenance period.Information Due to…
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111-2019 - MARS and PEMS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 13 July to 02:00 Sunday 14 July 2019 (AEST)

8 July 2019Who does this notice affect? All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage. All exporters of plants…
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110-2019 - Name change of operational groups within Biosecurity Operations Division

5 July 2019Who does this notice affect?Peak industry bodies for importers, exporters, approved arrangements and freight forwarders.What has changed?As of 1 July 2019, a number of groups within the…
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National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015-2019

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Department of Health, June 2015 Antimicrobial medicines are a precious resource used every day all over the world to effectively treat infections in…
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Antimicrobial resistance

What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to both human and animal health. AMR can affect anyone, of any age, and in any country. AMR occurs when germs that can cause infections become resistant to medicines, such as antibiotics, that are used…
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