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2017-12 - Horticulture Exports Program – Suspension of rockmelons and honeydew melons to New Zealand
12 April 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that, effective immediately, New Zealand has suspended imports of Australian rockmelons and honeydew melons…
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Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson
Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Environmental Biosecurity category.
Bob Makinson has been instrumental in galvanising attention and action for the introduced plant disease myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii). He has…
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[expand all]From the Chief ScientistOn the 7th December 2015 the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, announced the Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda. Through this Agenda, the Government will invest $1.1…
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9 February 2011Further to Industry Advice Notice
2008/15;
2009/28 &
2010/19, this Notice is issued to inform exporters of amended service delivery arrangements for the delivery…
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Review completed
The government committed $5 million over four years for the department to review existing arrangements and implement improvements for a strengthened national approach to marine pest biosecurity. This commitment was part of the government’s policy for a more competitive…
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2021 Evaluation of the Farm Management Deposits (FMD) SchemeThe Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), now Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) conducted an internal evaluation into the operation of the FMD Scheme in 2021.The evaluation report and…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program (the Program) is a highly scrutinised eradication program. It has been independently reviewed many times since 2001 to help understand its effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.The three most recent Program reviews and responses are found below.…
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29 April 2025The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced pomelo to Australia from all commercial production areas of Vietnam can be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.The final report takes into account comments received from stakeholders on the…
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15 October 2015
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to clients of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) who import/ export goods to and from Australia.
What has changed?
Revised biosecurity and export certification fees and charges…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages requirements for the approved arrangement (AA) that an establishment must have in place to be export registered.
An AA is a documented food safety management system, which describes how an establishment manages food safety and…
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