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Biosecurity Advice 2012-09 - Release of the draft review for the importation of potato propagative material into Australia

​20 April 2012 This Biosecurity Advice (BA) invites stakeholders to provide comments on the ‘Draft review of policy: Importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) propagative material into Australia’ by…
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Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries' response to the Draft import risk analysis report for fresh unshu mandarin fruit from Japan

Office of the Director-General Reference:08/18815 Cover Letter Ms Louise van Meurs General Manager Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Dear Ms van Meurs…
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Biosecurity Matters, Edition 4, 2019

Biosecurity Matters We are moving to a new subscription system. To receive future editions of Biosecurity Matters, you will need to resubscribe in the new system if you haven't already. To unsubscribe from Biosecurity Matters, do nothing. After 15 November 2019 all existing contact data in…
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Stakeholder comments on Draft policy review of the bluetongue virus risks associated with the importation of cattle, sheep, goat and deer semen and embryos from the European Union and cattle semen and embryos from Switzerland and Norway, May 2010

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received three submissions from stakeholders on the draft policy review of the biosecurity risks for bluetongue virus (BTV) associated with the…
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Biosecurity measures for the importation of laboratory mouse embryos

1. Scope 1.1. These biosecurity measures apply to the importation of embryos derived from Mus musculus (house mouse). 1.2. Embryos can be imported from countries approved by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). DAFF will consider applications to import…
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Dairy export quota TRQ categories table

This table shows the dairy export TRQ categories administered by the Department of Agriculture available under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) arrangements with the US and the EU. The information here may help exporters to understand how…
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Live animal import fees and charges

Animals coming into Australia must spend time at specially equipped biosecurity stations to ensure they are free of disease before being released. Fees are charged by the biosecurity station for housing…
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03-2016 - New form to request to have import documents assessed outside business hours (during “overtime”)

​​22 January 2016Who does this notice affect?Importers or agents who need to request that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) assesses import documents outside business…
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Importing machinery into Australia

Australia exercises strict biosecurity measures designed to protect plant and animal health. All machinery imported into Australia must be free from contamination such as seeds, soil, plant and animal materials The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries…
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Productivity drivers

There are many widely documented and researched ways to improve farm productivity. The main ‘drivers’ of farm productivity are summarised below: Innovation and technology adoption Innovation and the adoption of technology is closely linked to improvements in farm productivity and has generated…
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