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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has received several enquiries and correspondence over the last fortnight asking for the Montreal Process Working Group (MPWG) to call for certain Australian jurisdictions to ‘uphold’ sustainable forest management, or the criteria and…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has approved the addition of algae production to the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce.
The addition of algae in the standard will allow Australian organic algae producers to compete in the global market.
Deputy…
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8 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All clients attempting to contact the department or anticipating outcomes of biosecurity assessments.
Information
The department’s network has been impacted by the outage affecting the Optus mobile and fixed networks. The outage is ongoing but…
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The best international runners are raring to go after clearing the hurdle of post-arrival biosecurity quarantine.
Twenty-three international racehorses arrived in Australia for the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival and the Sydney Everest Carnival.
They have completed their quarantine at Werribee…
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The first group of events funded through the $1.5 million Agritech Events Sponsorship Program has today been announced by AgriFutures Australia.
The program supports Australian agritech events that highlight agricultural innovation and trade opportunities.
Assistant Secretary at the Department of…
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16 October 2015The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) today released the draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis guidelines 2015 (BIRA guidelines). Interested stakeholders…
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18 April 2016PurposeTo advise citrus exporters they are not required to hold a citrus export licence in 2016. Phytosanitary requirements for citrus exports are unchanged.Background Prior to 1 October…
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16 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who currently lodge imported cargo documentation via the COLS interface for assessment.
What is the Enhancement?
The department has developed an IT solution that will allow all third-party cargo logistics software…
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Date of effect: 10 August 2023
Attention
Food importers and their customs brokers.
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to raise awareness of a video that has been published on the department’s website to provide information on virtual label and visual inspections for eligible imported food.…
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As Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer, I can confirm that lumpy skin disease, or LSD, has never been detected in Australia, and Australia remains free from the disease.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has been advised by the Indonesian Agriculture and Quarantine…
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