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We ensure that all goods, conveyances and travellers meet Australia’s biosecurity and import requirements.We are responsible for operational policy and front-line regulation to manage biosecurity and imported food risk, and the delivery of assessment, inspection, stakeholder engagement and client…
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Some animals may be permitted to transit or tranship through an Australian international airport without being imported into Australia.Animals transiting/transhipping through an Australian international airport must be accompanied by a valid transit/transhipment permit.Animals transiting/…
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All entities operating an approved arrangement must pay the annual charge each financial year.This includes suspended approved arrangements, and approved arrangements that are revoked (cancelled) within the financial year. No reduction or refund applies to revoked approved arrangements.Information…
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We represent national interests across agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.We are a large and diverse portfolio. This includes agencies, statutory and non-statutory bodies, independent advisors and industry representatives.Our ministerThe Hon Julie Collins MP is Minister for Agriculture…
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Citrus canker infected fruit, stems and leaves.Timothy Schubert, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org.
Citrus cankerExotic to Australia, previous incursions have been eradicated from AustraliaFeatures: A bacterial disease that causes significant damage…
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Chemicals subject to the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions
On 18 August 2004, Australia became a party to two international agreements relating to the trade of certain hazardous chemicals. These agreements are the:
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Rotterdam…
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4 June 2018Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Class 19.2 Approved Arrangement:…
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4 November 2020
Who does this notice affect?
First point of entry (FPOE) operators at ports and landing places, including port and airport authorities, wharf operators, stevedores, fixed base operators and others.
What has changed?
New template biosecurity risk response procedures have been…
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6 July 2012
Purpose
To remind industry that prescribed goods passed as export compliant cease to be export compliant if the period between inspection and export exceeds 28 days.…
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23 December 2015PurposeTo advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released HEP4001:3 Export inspection horticulture protocol - Mango for the inspection of mangoes to protocol…
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