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OverviewProduction and post-production facilities are designed and managed to physically exclude pests.Protected facilities applies to the pest exclusionary structure such as a greenhouse or glasshouse, packing facility, a cold room, storage or processing facility, or a secure laboratory.Evaluating…
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Date of notice: 30/07/14
Date of effect: immediate
This notice applies to export registered milk, egg and fish establishments using thermal processing for low acid canned foods in hermetically sealed containers.
Key change
This notice is to advise that the Department of Agriculture is changing…
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19 January 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All Customs Brokers, Importers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, and food importers who have premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, audits, surveillance or other purposes).
What has changed?
Due to the ongoing and…
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Date of notice: 30/07/14
Date of effect: immediate
This notice applies to export registered milk, egg and fish establishments using thermal processing for low acid canned foods in hermetically sealed containers.
Key change
This notice is to advise that the Department of Agriculture is…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia.The department manages biosecurity controls to minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country.The…
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web accessibility.Online versionAn Annex to the Memorandum of…
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A Biosecurity Advice notice is a notice that informs stakeholders about the department's biosecurity work. Biosecurity Advice notices are sent to registered stakeholders and…
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OverviewChemical and physical phytosanitary treatments that kill or inactivate pests in the consignment.Examples include chemical treatments and fumigants, heat or vapour heat treatment, cold storage and irradiation. These are mostly applied post-production.Demonstrating treatment efficacy requires…
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OverviewProvides the required confidence that a target pest does not occur within a designated area, thereby allowing trade to occur from within that area.PFAs are most often used for high-risk pests that are easier to detect and eradicate, and applied to high-value agricultural areas where…
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Report to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Hon. Tony Burke M.P. on the Implementation of the Callinan Inquiry (No. 4, MARCH 2010)
Background
Following receipt of the final…
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