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25 November 2020Who does this notice affect?All stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers and customs brokers.InformationDue to recent interception of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), the department of…
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Last July, our Innovation Pilots and Marine and Aquatic Biosecurity teams began a ballast water pilot. They compared two ballast water sampling kits, the Satake Ballast Catch and Ballast Eye and the SGSBWMS2.
The goal of the pilot was to assess if existing sampling kits can save money and enable…
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Supermarket prawns are safe for us to eat but did you know that they should never be used as bait?
Store-bought prawns are a delicious gourmet treat and both Australian and imported prawns are safe for human consumption. However, there’s a small chance that…
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Alistair Read
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Feedlots, and grain-fed beef production, are becoming increasingly important for Australian beef production.
Feedlots play an important role in smoothing out Australian beef production and export availability.
Grain-fed cattle…
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The Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation Program was announced as an election commitment under A Future Grown in Australia: A Better plan for forestry and forest products, released on 2 May 2022.The Australian Government is supporting 30 grantees across Australia with $88.49 million in…
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Date of effect: 25 October 2013
DAFF issues this direction in writing under the Export Control (Fish and Fish Products) Orders 2005, Order 75, directing exporters and export registered establishments to comply with the following requirements for scallop for export from the Bass…
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When levies and export charges applyLevyLevy applies to wool harvested from a live sheep or lamb in Australia if the person who owns it immediately after harvest:sold the wool, orused the wool in Australia in the production of other goods.Export chargeExport charge applies to wool harvested…
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When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to dried grapes where the grapes were grown in Australia and:dried in Australia outside a packing house and delivered to a packing house in Australia by or on behalf of the growerdelivered to a packing house in Australia by or on behalf of the…
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When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to potatoes harvested in Australia if they are:sold by the person who owns them immediately after harvest, orprocessed at a processing establishment in Australia.Where a change of ownership occurs, levy is payable on both the sale and the…
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When levies and export charges applyLevyLevy applies to sweet potatoes harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest:sold the sweet potatoesprocessed the sweet potatoes themselves, orhad the sweet potatoes processed by another person.Export chargeExport charge…
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