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Industry Advice Notice no. 2005/01: Requirements for Plant Exports to the European Union

​The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) has received advice from the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) outlining that the following requirements…
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Importing goods for industrial or environmental purposes (excluding fertiliser)

Fertiliser is not covered on this page, learn more about importing fertiliser.Imported goods for industrial or environmental purposes poses a high biosecurity risk. It can provide a direct pathway for exotic pests and diseases that can harm humans, animals, crops and the environment.Goods have an…
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Investing in avian influenza preparedness

Australia remains the only continent free from high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b (H5N1 HPAI), with unprecedented global spread of this virus and impacts on the poultry industries and wildlife populations abroad in recent years.Australia has a long history of having an enviable…
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Fish 2014-10 - Revised halal requirements for aquaculture products exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

​Date of Issue: 16 May 2014 Date of Effect: Immediate Affected Markets: UAE This Market Access Advice (MAA) replaces MAA 2014-08. Changes to import requirements for aquaculture seafood The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water has advised the Department of Agriculture (the department)…
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MCAS-S-Version-3-2

Latest update: 10 May 2019 MCAS-S version 3.2 - Update 2019 The Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) is a tool to view and combine mapped information. MCAS-S can inform spatial decision making and help with stakeholder engagement and communication. MCAS-S is…
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Final risk analysis report for the release of eueupithecia cisplatensis for the biological control of Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata)

​​​18 July 2012 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that a policy recommendation has been made to allow release of the geometrid moth Eueupithecia cisplatensis for the biological control of…
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Response to the Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Humane Society International

1 April 2021 Mr Darren Kindleysides   Australian Marine Conservation Society PO Box 5815 WEST END QLD 4101 Ms Erica Martin Humane Society International PO Box 439 AVALON NSW 2107 Dear Mr Kindleysides and Ms Martin I understand that the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and…
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Environmental water trade – Making every drop count

DownloadEnvironmental water trade – Making every drop count (PDF - 1.4 MB)Environmental water trade – Making every drop count (DOCX - 5.1 MB)SummaryThe Commonwealth Government manages billions of dollars’ worth of water entitlements in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) with the aim of protecting and…
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Wild Game m​eat workbook for approved arrangement application and auditing

Publication details​​Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, 2011Wild Game m​eat workbook for approved arrangement application and auditing​.​DownloadUpdate of this workbook is in progress. In the interim, please be aware that this guidelines workbook may contain outdated…
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Post-mortem inspection roles of the Food Safety Meat Assessor (FSMA) in red meat processing establishments

​​Publication details Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, August 2021 This policy seeks to ensure the efficient deployment of departmental FSMAs in a manner enabling inspection activities to be undertaken consistent with the Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production and…
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