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Policy innovation

​Publication details ​Authors: Susan Whitbread, Katie Linnane, Alistair Davidson Overview Rapidly changing operating environments of government and their stakeholders threaten to outdate existing policy practices. Policymakers will need to adopt fresh ways of thinking, develop new skills and…
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Meat Notice 2020-03 – Establishment sourcing of stock to comply with importing country requirements for cadmium levels in offal

Download Document Pages File size Meat Notice 2020-03 - Establishment sourcing of stock to comply with importing country requirements for cadmium levels in offal PDF 5 996 KB Attachment:: Appendix 1 - 3 PDF 13 156 KB If you have difficulty…
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Trade facilitation, barriers and NTMs

The road to reform: how a developed country can repurpose agricultural support28 October 2025Many developed countries provide high levels of agricultural support to pursue a large and growing list of objectives. Like many developed countries today, the Australian agricultural sector historically…
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Support services for the transition available now

We understand the transition away from live sheep export trade may be distressing for some people. There are many existing online, phone and face-to-face resources available.Key support numbers:Rural West - 1800 612 004Farmer Assistance Hotline - 13 23 16Lifeline - 13 11 14Current options for more…
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Australian Government response to the Review of the operation of the Regional Investment Corporation Act 2018

Australian Government response to the Review of the operation of the Regional Investment Corporation Act 201811 December 2025Download PDF 2.7 MBDownload Word 404 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, contact us for help. Note that the content below is extracted from the full response…
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42-2025: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 20 February to Friday 21 February 2025 – Multiple Systems

17 February 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and…
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Treated ballast water and its impact on port water quality

​​ ​Concerns have been raised by state environmental protection authorities about the prospect of large volumes of chemically treated ballast water, above, being discharged in Australian ports. Authors: Rupert…
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List of Biosecurity Preparedness Plans

This list is referenced in sections 13, 42, and 55 of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (Goods Determination).The Goods Determination requires that goods included in certain classes of goods, and that are the subject of an import declaration, must not be…
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2022-01: China: Dairy, Seafood, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Updates to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) technical guidelines for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in cold food chains.

Date of issue: 11 April 2022 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA2022-01 Attention Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Industry Australia, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, Australian Food and…
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Australian Government Response to the final report of the Independent Assessment of the 2018-19 Fish Deaths in the Lower Darling (the Vertessy Report)

​​​​​Overview On 22 January 2019, the Australian Government established an independent expert panel to respond to fish deaths. The fish deaths occurred in December 2018 to January 2019 in the lower Darling River. Professor Robert Vertessy of the University of Melbourne led the panel's response. On…
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