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Levies compliance and penalties

 CompliancePenalties apply when you don’t meet your obligations under levies laws.You should ensure that your returns, payments and records are accurate and paid on time.The levies national compliance program assists Australian businesses understand and comply with levy and charge laws.Our…
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MCAS-S user guide

This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as MCAS-S Development Partnership 2022, Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support MCAS-S version 4 User guide, ABARES, Canberra, March. CC BY-ND 4.0 https://doi.org/10.25814/kafw-xy281 Getting startedMCAS-S…
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Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Adequacy of Australia's biosecurity measures and response preparedness, in particular with respect to foot-and-mouth disease and varroa mite

September 2023 Download Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Adequacy of Australia's biosecurity measures and response preparedness, in particular with respect to foot-and-mouth disease and varroa mite (PDF 4.2 MB) If you…
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Great Britain – Organics: Organic certificate of inspection process from 1 January 2021 (2020-07)

Date of issue: 4 December 2020 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA 2020-07 Attention: Organic Producers and Exporters, Organic certifying bodies, Industry bodies Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Central and Regional offices Purpose To inform the organic…
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Inspired by women in agriculture on International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day 2024 we’re inspired by the many women working across Australia’s agricultural industries.Over 88,000 women work in Australia’s agriculture sector – nearly one third of the agricultural workforce – so we value the inclusion of women in agriculture and those who work…
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Importing your pet bird

You can import some pet psittacine bird species into Australia from New Zealand.You cannot import pet birds from any other country.Step-by step guideFollow these steps to import your pet bird from New Zealand.Step 1: Check your bird is eligible for importTo be eligible for import your bird must be:…
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Beef and beef products

Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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Legislation reviews and consultation

Australia has recently reformed its illegal logging laws. The reformed Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 (Act) and Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024 (Rules) are now in effect.Please visit our illegal logging page for information on the changes and links to guidance material.DownloadIllegal…
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MARS communications and training materials

MARS NewsA quick reference guide to Understanding the MARS Biosecurity Status Document (BSD) is now available: Quick Reference Guide: Understanding the BSD. Using the MARS Offline form for itinerary updatesThe MARS itinerary update form is for agents and…
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

We are working to provide updated information relating to the reformed Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 and Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024, which come into effect on 3 March 2025. Please check back regularly as we will be providing answers to common questions relating to these changes.…
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