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Importing plants and plant products

Imports of plants and their products from outside Australia can risk introducing weeds, pests and diseases. These can threaten Australia’s natural environment, our food security and economy.We set import conditions to reduce these risks. Learn more about how we manage plant biosecurity risks.Plant…
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The journey of two farming families through the Farm Business Resilience program in New South Wales

Coddington Family: Matthew and Cherie Coddington at their home in Central Western New South Wales. Photo credit: NSW Department of Primary Industries The Future Drought Fund’s Farm Business Resilience program supports farmers to undergo intensive one-on-…
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Roles and responsibilities in an import risk analysis

​We involve a range of stakeholders when we conduct import risk analyses. Departmental officers Departmental officers provide a combination of experience and expertise in: risk analysis as it relates to biosecurity science and regulation animal and/or plant pests and diseases industry and/…
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Minutes 70th DCCC Meeting

9.00 am to 1.00 pm Tuesday 31 March 2015 Central East Regional Office 1 Crewe Place Rosebery NSW Welcome and Apologies (Agenda Item 1) Present Department of Agriculture Raelene Vivian Wayne…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Australian grape and wine industry

July 2017 Download Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Australian grape and wine industry [PDF 501KB]  Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References…
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Detector Dogs

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry detector dogs make an invaluable contribution to Australia’s biosecurity system, helping to protect Australia from exotic pests and diseases. Detector dogs are used in conjunction with several other biosecurity strategies and detection tools to…
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Failing Food Report – November 2017

​​Publication details Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, November 2017 This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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Failing Food Report – May 2019

​​​​​​​​​​Publication details​Department of Agriculture, May 2019​This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food Inspection Data reports.…
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Notice to Industry 5: Requirements for veterinarians at the Mickleham Post-Entry Quarantine Facility for horses

Last updated 18 February 2025DownloadNotice to Industry 5 - Requirements for veterinarians at the Mickleham Post-Entry Quarantine Facility for horses (PDF 350 KB)Attachment 1 - Sample letter for authorisation of IV injections by grooms (DOCX 20 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit…
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Biosecurity Advice 2016-30 - Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh strawberry fruit from the Republic of Korea

​25 August 2016This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh strawberry fruit from the Republic of Korea. The…
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