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Background: prawn and prawn products review

We initiated the prawn imports review following an outbreak of white spot disease in 2016–17. We have: assessed the biosecurity risks of importing non-viable, farm-sourced, frozen, uncooked whole prawns intended for human consumption developed proposed measures to manage the identified risks…
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National Biosecurity Committee Meeting 29 and Strategic Workshop 16

​​​The National Biosecurity Committee met on 31 October and 1 November 2018 in Perth, Western Australia. The final meeting and workshop for the year presented an opportunity for the Committee to reflect on…
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Launch of the National Hitchhiker Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032

The National Hitchhiker (Contaminating) Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032 released today will protect Australia’s plant-related industries and environment from exotic hitchhiking plant pests. Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith, said hitchhiking plant pests and the…
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AWTG Communiqué March 2022

Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments AWTG 01-22 noted an update from Queensland that the independent scientific literature review to inform the development of the new standards and guidelines was completed in February 2022 and has been…
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List of Approved Product Components Used to Manufacture Veterinary Therapeutics

Download Approved product components – manufacture of veterinary therapeutics (PDF 167 KB) Approved product components – manufacture of veterinary therapeutics (DOCX 231 KB) If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance. Publication details Department of…
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List of approved ingredients for pet food and supplements for companion animals

Download Approved ingredients – Pet food and supplements (PDF 165.8KB) Approved ingredients – Pet food and supplements (DOCX 78 KB) If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance. Publication details Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Bill 2020 [Provisions] and related bills

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, July 2021 Download Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Bill 2020 [Provisions] and related bills [PDF 197 KB] Online…
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Australian Landcare Council Submissions and Reports

The Australian Landcare Council was the Australian Government’s key advisory body on Landcare and natural resource management until its repeal on 5 May 2016.  The National Landcare Advisory Committee (NLAC) is now responsible for the functions of the former Australian Landcare Council and…
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)

The following documents relate to the guidelines for managing the risk of transmitting transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) via veterinary vaccines and other in vivo veterinary productsNumberDateDescription2011/2110 November 2011Biosecurity Advice 2011/21- Draft guidelines for managing…
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AWTG Communiqué September 2022

Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments AWTG 04-22 noted an update from Queensland that the stakeholder advisory group (SAG) has met 10 times this year. The SAG has been considering species-specific matters. Recent meetings have covered…
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