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OverviewBiological control kills or sterilises the target pest, thereby reducing its abundance within the designated site or area.Examples of biological control agents include parasitoids, predators, or pathogenic fungi or viruses. This measure also includes the release of sterile insects (Sterile…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry must assess the biosecurity risk of goods that have been exported from Australia but are now returning to Australia. This assessment must happen before goods are brought back into Australia. The department needs to verify that the product is of…
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29 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage period.
All importers and customs brokers who are awaiting outcomes of biosecurity assessments during this planned outage…
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6 March 2018Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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28 August 2019We initiated this assessment in response to stakeholder interest in having high pressure processing (HPP) assessed as an equivalent biosecurity risk management measure to the heat treatments…
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23 December 2015
Purpose
To advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released HEP4001:2 Export inspection horticulture protocol - Grape for the inspection of grapes to protocol markets.
Key points
HEP4001:2 will enable external authorised officers to be appointed to…
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24 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)All clients required…
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30 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based…
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4.1 Introduction
4.2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interests in forested areas
4.3 Relevant Commonwealth obligations and assessments
4.4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander role in the…
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) guidelines for raw milk collection advise milk should be cooled on farm to 5ºC within 3.5 hours from the start of milking. FSANZ guidelines also allow…
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