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Some personal effects have the potential to bring pests or disease into Australia and need to be declared.
The list below is designed to assist you identify which goods may be of biosecurity concern and may require cleaning or treatment prior to release. If this is not possible, the items may…
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Articulating the benefits of producing Australia's State of the Forests Reports (SOFRs) is an element of reviewing the production of the reports, as a way of ensuring that identified benefits are maintained through any change to how the reports are produced. A 'SOFR benefits paper' was…
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In addition to the department’s website, we use the Biosecurity Risk Analysis Stakeholder Registers for distributing biosecurity policy information to interested stakeholders.
Visit the subscriptions page to register to receive information via email about current risk analyses and…
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Watch the biosecurity videos on the
department's YouTube channel The six short biosecurity videos on this page focus on the practical steps that you can take to reduce the biosecurity…
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Australia is fortunate to be free from many weeds that may harm Australia’s primary industries and environment. To help protect Australia from the negative effects of exotic threats, you need to know…
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What is it?
Plum pox virus, also known as sharka, is the most devastating viral disease of stone fruit in the world. This virus affects many wild and cultivated species of Prunus plants, including…
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Australian State of the Forests Report 2018
Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 (SOFR 2018) is the fifth in the series of Australia's State of the Forests Reports. The purpose of the report is to keep the public informed about Australia's forests, their management, use and conservation…
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The Federal Register of Legislation is the legal information retrieval system.
The Federal Register of Legislation has the most complete and up-to-date collection of Commonwealth legislation available.
Legislation relevant to fisheries in Australia
Fisheries Management Act…
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The Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Compliance Agreement) was…
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The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (the Code) was initiated in 1991 by the FAO Committee on Fisheries. The code, was unanimously adopted on 31 October 1995 by the over 170 member Governments of the FAO Conference (including Australia).
The Code is voluntary. However, certain…
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