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Imported food intended for sale is inspected and tested under our Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).Most food imported from New Zealand is not referred for inspection or testing. New Zealand and Australia have joint food standards allowing food to be imported between the countries without…
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When export charges applyExport charge applies to fodder produced in and exported from Australia.ExemptionsExport charge does not apply to fodder if the total quantity the person exports in a quarter is less than 250 tonnes.Records must be maintained to confirm that the exemption applies.Who…
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Authors: Neal Hughes and Peter Gooday
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In recent decades, Australia has seen a shift towards higher temperatures and lower winter rainfall, which has had significant effects on many farmers. Despite these trends there remains much uncertainty over the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 10 October 2023, a trough brought heavy rainfall, up to 100 millimetres, and damaging winds to southeastern Australia earlier in the week. Cold fronts brought showers to western Tasmania. A high-pressure…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 4 December 2024, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to much of northern and eastern Australia.Many cropping regions across eastern Australia recorded significant rainfall. Totals of between 10 to 100 millimetres…
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The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) entered into force (EIF) on 31 May 2023.
A-UKFTA eliminated tariffs on many Australian seafood products at EIF, including finfish and rock lobster (Table 1). Remaining seafood tariffs will be phased out and eliminated completely by 1…
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Import conditions for fresh chilli (Capsicum annum) fruit from Fiji have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits can now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Fiji and an importer in Australia. The…
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8 April 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.
What has changed?
The Port of Brisbane FPOE determination has been amended to:
Add Pacific Marine Base as a biosecurity entry point (BEP) for…
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We publish a list of documents we have released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests as required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). We publish these documents within 10 business days of release to the FOI applicant.
All information included in this log is available…
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