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Plant pests and diseases

Australia is free of many exotic (new) pests and diseases. This is thanks to Australia’s biosecurity system. But we are always at risk of them entering the country.If these pests or diseases make it through the border, they could threaten our agricultural industries, environment and jobs. Our way…
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Farm Household Allowance

The Farm Household Allowance (FHA) program provides assistance to commercial-scale farmers and their partners who are experiencing financial hardship for any reason.The program provides eligible farmers and their partners with a package of assistance that includes:up to 4 years of fortnightly…
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Approved arrangement class 19

Approved arrangement class 19 allows accredited persons to assess documentation and manage biosecurity risk by applying codes. Codes are entered when completing an import declaration in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) or third-party software. Our Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) then…
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107-2016 - Inclusion of Automatic Entry Processing for Commodity (AEPCOMM) codes into BICON and updating of the Approved Arrangement (AA) Class 19.2 Requirements document to reflect changes

​16 November 2016Who does this notice affect?The following information is relevant to Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the Department of Agriculture and…
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118-2016 – Changes to the Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities Approved Arrangement (Class 19.2) Requirements document due to transitioning AEPCOMM codes into BICON

12 December 2016Who does this notice affect? The following information is relevant to Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs), and accredited persons operating under the Department of Agriculture and…
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2022-03: Fish – Changes to Australian Fish Names and/or Scientific Names for some species in EXDOC - Updated Fish Product Code Lists for EXDOC Users

Date of issue: 14 October 2022 Date of effect: Immediate Attention Industry bodies, Seafood Export Consultative Committee Registered export manufacturing establishments Registered exporters and EDI users Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional office…
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Terms and conditions

On 1 July 2022, we became the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.We are updating our website to reflect our changed role. If you are looking for information about the environment and water portfolio, you will now find it on the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment…
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UK beef meat quota

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 10 quotas under the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA), including beef meat.Australian exporters can export beef meat at a 0% tariff rate under the following quota volumes.Year of agreementQuantity (MT)120,616.…
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68-2016 - Changes to the use of “AQIS commodity code” for a reduced inspection trial as advised in Import Industry Advice Notice 58-2016

11 July 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice will affect importers of selected vegetable seeds for sowing as outlined in Import Industry Advice Notice 58-2016 who wish to participate in a reduced…
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139-2022: RUAA and REAA concern codes are now available under the class 19.1 approved arrangement

8 August 2022 Who does this notice affect? Biosecurity industry participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) approved arrangement, continued biosecurity competency (CBC) providers and registered…
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