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The department has rigorous and highly effective import declaration, inspection and import treatment requirements in place to reduce the risk of harmful pests and diseases getting into and establishing in Australia.Despite this, a small percentage of imported items may still contain a hitchhiking…
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Exports systemsThe department has designed a modern, streamlined, enhanced exports traceability system to support overseas market access for exports of agricultural products.The program includes developing a new export documentation system (NEXDOC), modernising the existing IT system platforms of…
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Chemicals subject to the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions
On 18 August 2004, Australia became a party to two international agreements relating to the trade of certain hazardous chemicals. These agreements are the:
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Rotterdam…
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20 May 2016What has changed? The department has included two new community profile questions to ensure that fertiliser commodities under tariff code 3824 will be lodged in the Agriculture Import…
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14 February 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
What has changed?
To assist the department in managing the…
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13 September 2018Who does this notice affect? Clients in the import industry—including freight forwarders, importers, customs brokers, treatment providers and approved facilities that require…
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18 April 2017Who does this notice affect?Clients who assess consignment specific and annual packing declarations under Approved Arrangement Class 19.1 - Non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance or…
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4 November 2020
Who does this notice affect?
First point of entry (FPOE) operators at ports and landing places, including port and airport authorities, wharf operators, stevedores, fixed base operators and others.
What has changed?
New template biosecurity risk response procedures have been…
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Issued: 30 January 2017Date of effect: 1 February 2017PurposeTo advise approved auditors and registered establishments utilising the services of approved auditors about:changes to fees and chargesalternate…
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Development of a national tenure dataset for reporting the tenure of Australia's forests
Publication date: 27 Aug 2019
Land tenure is the mechanism that declares the legal relationship between people and land. It describes who owns which land, and underpins the rights that exist and the…
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