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Industry Consultative Committees

​​​The department maintains close contact with industry clients through industry consultative committees (ICCs), ensuring efficient and effective service delivery.ICCs are instrumental in developing effective operational responses to government policy for the department's import and export programs…
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Information for veterinarians

Registered veterinarians can prepare animals other than livestock for export. This includes dogs, cats, mice, poultry and horses. You do not need to be accredited by the department to do this. You must be an accredited veterinarian to prepare livestock for export. Livestock animals include cattle…
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MAA 2024-03: Great Britain (United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland): Composite products: Health certificates are required to export edible non shelf stable composite products

Date of issue: 09 April 2024Date of effect: 30 April 2024Reference Number: MAA2024-03AttentionIndustries—Industry bodies – Food and Grocery CouncilExport establishmentsExporters, EXDOC usersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional officesPurposeThis Market Access…
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Failing Food Report – August 2021

Publication detailsAugust 2021This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports[expand all]Risk food testsWe target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We…
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MAA 2025-09: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #21: High pathogenicity avian influenza – certification updates for Kiribati and the Republic of Korea

Date of issue: 26 March 2025Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA 2025-09Related MAAs: MAA 2024-08, MAA 2024-10, MAA 2024-12, MAA 2024-13, MAA 2024-15, MAA 2024-16, MAA 2024-18, MAA 2024-20, MAA 2024-22, MAA 2024-25, MAA 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA…
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Our responsibilities and legislation

We support our ministers to exercise powers under Australian law.Our secretary and employees exercise any delegated legal powers. The secretary and some employees also have their own, non-delegated powers.Find all laws we administer and matters relating to us in the Administrative Arrangements…
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Responses to Stop the Trawler Alliance campaigns

​​​​[expand all]​ 2 March 2016​​ Ms Rebecca Hubbard  Stop the Trawler Alliance​Dear Ms HubbardI am writing in response to the most recent Stop the Trawler Alliance email campaign…
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Indicator 1.3a: Forest associated species at risk from isolation and the loss of genetic variation, and conservation efforts for those species (2024)

This indicator assesses the risks to loss of forest genetic variation and describes the formal measures designed to mitigate this risk. A loss of genetic diversity in species can result in a decreased ability to adapt to future environmental change, and thus a higher risk of extinction.This is Key…
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Australia shared sustainable agriculture efforts at COP28

Article originally published 30 November, updated 12 December, 2023 Australia promoted our climate-smart agriculture practices and commitment to climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28 in Dubai.  As a large food producing nation, with a variable climate,…
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Environmental water trade – Making every drop count

DownloadEnvironmental water trade – Making every drop count (PDF - 1.4 MB)Environmental water trade – Making every drop count (DOCX - 5.1 MB)SummaryThe Commonwealth Government manages billions of dollars’ worth of water entitlements in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) with the aim of protecting and…
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