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New Export Legislation
On 28 March 2021 Australia’s new legal framework for agricultural exports commenced. The Australian Government introduced the new export legislation as part of a wider initiative to strengthen Australia’s agricultural exports and market access. This initiative will make the…
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General enquiriesIf you have questions about levies accounts, how to lodge returns or pay levies and charges.Phone: 1800 020 619 (in Australia) or +61 2 6272 4174 (outside Australia)Email: Levies.management@aff.gov.auMail:Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - LeviesLocked Bag…
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Under the transparency provisions of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS agreement), Australia is required to have a National Enquiry Point (NEP), and a National Notification Authority (NNA) (Annex B, paragraph 3…
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Australian Access Action Group (AAAG) Submission
03 July 2011
Office of the Chief Executive
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601
SUBMISSION
This submission is on behalf of the Australia Access Action Group (AAAG) and has been prepared in response to the Biosecurity Australia (…
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1 April 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) to align with the Export Control Act 2020.
Summary of changes and key points
The Export Compliance Expiry Period field has been renamed Inspection Validity…
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Publication details16 June 2016Where biosecurity measures have been required under part 1 of Chapter 3 or Chapter 6 of the Biosecurity Act 2015, the person in charge of the goods may notify the Director of Biosecurity that they do not wish to take possession of the goods.The completed form is to…
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Date of issue: 30 May 2025Date of effect: 2 June 2025Supersedes: Industry Advice Notice 2019-01PurposeTo notify export registered establishments and exporters sourcing abalone from Tasmania, of sourcing/harvesting restrictions.Change to catch zone status for Tasmanian abalone (Haliotis spp.) for…
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White nose syndrome (WNS) is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans that grows on the muzzle and other parts of infected hibernating bats.
Since WNS was first identified in New York in 2006, it has caused the deaths of more than 5 million cave-hibernating bats across North America.…
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28 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?…
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30 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?…
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