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23 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All industry members who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.
What has changed?
Currently, when an industry member makes an amendment to a Full…
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11 December 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is for all Australian horticulture exporters sending product to Indonesia that require Indonesian importers to apply for a Recommendation to Import Horticulture (RIPH) from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and an import licence from…
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To anonymously report concerns about live animal exports, call 1800 319 595 or report online.For more information, see Whistleblower hotline.We support strong animal welfare standards and believe all animals have the right to humane treatment.Animal welfare in live animal exports is regulated under…
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Aquatic animal diseases pose a threat to aquatic animal production and environments. Aquatic emergency animal disease threats are often difficult to predict and manage. This is because aquatic animal diseases:
are often highly pathogenic
have the potential to affect both wild and captive…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Issued: 15 December 2023
Attention
Food importers and brokers acting on the behalf of food importers.
Purpose
To advise food importers that two forms to request exemption from inspection and testing under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS) are now available on the department’s…
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The department has implemented a range of standard permit conditions for certain commodities to help streamline the permit application process.A standard permit contains a specific set of conditions that have been assessed by the department as being appropriate to manage biosecurity risks for a…
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01 August 2023PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and the registration of treatment facilities, to export table grapes to protocol markets including New Zealand for the 2023–24 season.Summary/…
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Monica Collins, First Assistant Secretary, Biosecurity Operations Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry authored an article in the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) Across Borders Magazine with an update on Australia’s biosecurity system.As the head of Biosecurity Operations…
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