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Date of issue: 17 October 2024Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2024-17Related MAAs: MAA2024-13, MAA2024-10, MAA2024-08Attention:Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry AustraliaExport establishmentsExporters,…
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The Fit and Proper Person (FPP) Test is where the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (or delegate) decides whether a person, or company, is of a trustworthy nature and demonstrates the personal integrity to export agricultural goods from Australia. It is applied when…
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Land uses have a major effect on Australia's natural resources through their impacts on water, soil, nutrients, plants and animals. There is also a strong link between changing patterns of land use and economic and social conditions, particularly in regional Australia.A summary of Australia's land…
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Some of Australia’s brightest minds are collaborating to finalise a portable device that uses artificial intelligence to help biosecurity officers more quickly identify high-risk brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) on the frontline.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has partnered…
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Fisheries Research and Development CorporationA growing societal awareness of animal welfare has prompted a critical examination of practices within the commercial fishing sector. Recognising the need for improved standards, the FRDC project Australian Animal Welfare Strategy: The Development of…
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Special Representative for Australian Agriculture - Su McCluskey
The Australian Government appointed Ms Su McCluskey as the first Special Representative for Australian Agriculture in late 2021.Her role is to increase Australia’s presence in international…
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In early December 2024, the 66th meeting of the Plant Health Committee—the peak government plant biosecurity policy and decision-making forum—took place in Canberra followed by a Border/Near Border workshop and field trip to Port Kembla (in Wollongong) and Sydney.The workshop and field trip…
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20 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who lodge imported cargo eligible under the Highly Compliant Importer Project (HCIP).BackgroundThe highly compliant importer project (HCIP), implemented in July 2018, is an initiative to reduce intervention for compliant…
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Australia’s world-class forestry industry on display at 30th UN FAO Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
The Australian Government hosted a successful 30th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC).More than 150 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region came together in Sydney on 2-6 October to discuss forestry priorities across the region. The…
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Pseudogymnoascus destructansWhite-nose syndrome (WNS) is one of Australia’s higher-risk exotic environmental diseases. WNS is a fungal disease that affects hibernating bats, leading to high mortality.First recorded in New York bats in 2006, the disease has since spread across the United States and…
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