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Women are increasingly staking their claim in the agricultural sector, with more than 88,000 women working in agriculture in 2023.Celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Deputy Secretary Tess Bishop said women account for more than…
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National Biosecurity Committee
June 2014
Introduction
The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) was established to enhance Australia’s biosecurity system and strengthen the collaborative approach between the Commonwealth, state and territory governments (jurisdictions) to address…
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Under international law, foreign governments are entitled to invoke sovereign immunity on state-owned or operated vessels arriving into Australian territory. Whenever the claim of sovereign…
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Document ID 2012/2471 Version Number 2.0
Owner First Assistant Secretary – Practice statement administrator
Contact Director, Practice and Procedural Design
Availability Internal and External Trim File No. 2011/11379 Published Date 15 October 2012
Summary of main points
The practice…
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White spot disease has been detected in Queensland prawns. Find out about the response currently underway to contain and eradicate the disease.
Review of National Marine Pest Biosecurity
Introduced marine pests are marine plants or animals that are not native to Australia but have been…
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The Australian honey bee industry is composed of about 29,690 registered beekeepers. Around 2000 of these are considered to be commercial apiarists, each with more than 50 hives (average 400 – 800 hives).The European honey bee contributes directly to the Australian economy. The industry produces…
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Biosecurity officers from the department may need to conduct an audit of offshore manufacturing facilities and export pathways for biological goods, including:
Goods for administration to or consumption by animals
Audit process
Desktop audit
Through the desktop audit process, the department’…
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We appoint laboratories to test samples of imported foods under our Imported Food Inspection Scheme.To maintain your status as an appointed analyst, you must comply with these conditions at all times.ConditionsThe appointed analyst must hold National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) (or…
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23 March 2017 The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 23 March 2017 in the Australian Capital Territory. Mr Bruce Christie was welcomed as the new Chair of IPAC, and Mr Will Zacharin…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has today released a public consultation paper seeking feedback on the first Data Interoperability Framework. Data interoperability means you can exchange data between different systems and organisations efficiently. The draft…
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