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Background
Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000-kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases.
Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through the movement of people and goods by sea and air, through traditional visits between Papua New…
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Land cover is the observed biophysical cover on the Earth's surface. This includes native vegetation, soils, exposed rocks and water bodies as well as anthropogenic elements such as plantations, crops and built environments. The capacity to measure and report change and trend in land and ground…
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Plant pathologists from across the country and region converged on Adelaide in November for the 24th Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference. This was an opportunity for plant health scientists from our broader region, to deepen their knowledge, exchange ideas and hear the latest research…
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The Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP) allows biosecurity industry participants who operate Approved Arrangements (AAs) to view and update many of their AA details via self-service without having to contact the department.
Go to AAMPAAMP provides an…
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Date issued 16 September 2004
Purpose
To advise exporters that AQIS has received notification concerning a decree from the Director General for Agricultural Quarantine, Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture, that import requirements for plant propagation material and plant products to Indonesia…
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2 October 2007
Pesticide Residue and Containers
All grain exports are required to meet the importing country’s quarantine and health requirements including chemical maximum residue limits (MRL). As you may be aware the Wheat Export Authority (WEA) recently accredited grain packers under…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry administers a range of Australian Government legislation to manage our biosecurity system, and regulate exports and imports certification. As a Government regulator, the department monitors compliance with import and export legislation…
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The Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the sixth time on 2 May 2023. The key focus areas for this meeting were:
the role of migration in meeting the workforce needs of agriculture and processing sectors; and
the housing needs of regional Australia,…
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The Forest and Wood Products Council (FWPC) is a forest industry advisory body established under section 11 of the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 (RFA Act). FWPC is now operating as the Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership. It was previously operating as the Forest…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 8 Japan quotas including preserved meats 1 and 2. These quotas were put in place by the Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) and allow Australian exporters to export specific quantities of preserved meats 1 and 2…
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