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2018-09 - Grain and Seed Exports Program – New import requirements for chickpeas for consumption to Pakistan

29 March 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters that Pakistan has recently made significant changes to its import requirements for chickpeas for consumption.…
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2018-26 - Horticulture Exports Program – Application for accreditation of orchards and packhouses for the export of avocados to Japan

4 July 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for accreditation of orchards and packhouses to export Hass avocado to Japan for the…
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12-2019 - Reporting requirements for goods treated with sulfuryl fluoride fumigation

30 January 2019Who does this notice affect?Brokers, importers and biosecurity industry participants operating under the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Class 19.1 Approved Arrangement: Non-…
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Updating community protection questions on tariffs for wooden furniture in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS)

14/06/2023 Who does this notice affect? Importers and customs brokers of wooden furniture What has changed? The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is implementing community protection (CP) questions on targeted tariffs related to wooden furniture. This change is…
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National survey shows significant benefits of rec fishing

A national social and economic survey of recreational fishers has shown that one in five Australian adults participate in recreational fishing every year, improving wellbeing and contributing 100,000 jobs and $11 billion to the Australian economy. The National Social and Economic Survey of…
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Hold the phone - International plant health surveys go digital

The department’s international scientific collaboration has gone digital with international plant health surveys being conducted remotely for the first time in 2021-2022. Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO), Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith, said it was a new approach to important…
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06-2022: Impacts to Service Standards in Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales for bookings and inspections during COVID-19 pandemic

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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Australia-New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) Meeting 10

Joint Communiqué12 August 2014, Canberra, Australia The Australian and New Zealand Consultative Group on Biosecurity Cooperation (CGBC) was established in 1999 by the then Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for agriculture, under the terms of the Australia–New Zealand Closer…
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$3.9 million awarded under the National Agricultural Traceability Grants Program

A national program designed to build trust in Australian agricultural exports to Southeast Asia has awarded 11 new grants totalling $3.9 million to industries and institutions on the cutting edge of supply chain traceability.Deputy Secretary of Agricultural Trade and Regulation Group, Tina…
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The carp biological control program enters second phase

Building on the work undertaken to develop the National Carp Control Plan, the Australian Government is progressing with the next phase of investigating the feasibility of the Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (carp virus) as a biological control agent to control common carp.Dr Bertie Hennecke, Australian…
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