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The sections below are key information from Australia's State of the Forests Report. This information provides important context for users of the Forests Australia website.Forest definitionThe definition of forest used by Australia's National Forest Inventory is:An area, incorporating all living…
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24 September 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the mandatory use of the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) will be delayed for system integration clients to 1 February 2021.
Summary of changes and key points
The mandate for PEMS was initially scheduled for 1…
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16 February 2024
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity clearance of sea freight containers imported into Australia and destined for unpack in a rural location. This includes customs brokers, importers and Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) that hold…
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An international student’s visa has been cancelled and an infringement notice of $3,756 issued for attempting to bring more than 2kg of cooked meat, eggs and frangipani flowers into Australia.
Biosecurity detector dog, Ghost, sniffed out the offending items at Adelaide airport’s baggage claim…
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the pre-eminent international body dealing with agriculture and forestry issues. The FAO has three main roles in information gathering and dissemination, program supervision and policy development.The FAO Forestry Department produces a…
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The spur-throated locust, Austracris guttulosa, is mainly a tropical species and swarms of immature adults form in savannah areas of the Central Highlands and northwest Queensland, in the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia in late autumn and winter. Spur-throated locusts also…
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OverviewChemical and physical phytosanitary treatments that kill or inactivate pests in the consignment.Examples include chemical treatments and fumigants, heat or vapour heat treatment, cold storage and irradiation. These are mostly applied post-production.Demonstrating treatment efficacy requires…
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We regulate the import of cats and dogs into Australia to:
protect our agriculture and environment from biosecurity risks
protect the health of humans, cats, dogs, and other animals
Find out how to import your cat or dog safely.
Step by step guides
Follow our step by step guides to…
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Date of Issue: 22 May 2013
Date of Effect: Immediate
Affected Markets
Russia
Seafood exports to Russia
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has received advice from…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Biological Imports Program administers Australian biosecurity conditions for the importation of biological products. These include animal or microbial derived products such as foods, therapeutics, laboratory materials, and vaccines.Fees…
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