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As Australia’s Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, I can confirm that lumpy skin disease (LSD) has never been detected in Australia and we remain free from the disease.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has finalised an investigation into the health status of Australia’s northern…
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10 March 2020
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters of new requirements for feed ingredients exported to Vietnam.
Summary of changes and key points
Beginning 5 March 2020, a Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) or equivalent document is required for feed ingredients…
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16 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot- and-mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to Australia from…
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Authors: Andrew Duver and Shujia (Charlie) Qin
Aerial view of Outback Cattle mustering featuring herd of livestock cows and bulls in drought and dusty area. Ready for auction and cattle yards.
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Trade agreements play a major role in enabling competitiveness and…
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Greenhouse gas accounts
Keeping a GHG account means quantifying GHG emissions and carbon stored. A farmer or land manager keeping an account solely for their own purposes can choose any suitable approach. However, if they keep an account to participate in a…
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24 January 2022
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A04 – Invocation of the ‘Contingency import policy for specific pathogen free (SPF) chicken eggs’ (PDF 1.29 MB)
Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A04 – Invocation of the ‘Contingency import policy for specific pathogen free (SPF) chicken eggs…
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08 May 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the release of instructional material for packing product post-treatment or packing Pest Free Area (PFA) product outside of the PFA.Summary of changes and key pointsThe Exports Policy: Management of plant export registered…
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16 June 2025On 10 January 2025, Germany notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a small farm of 14 water buffaloes. In response, the department removed Germany from the Director of Biosecurity’s FMD-Free Country List and other…
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About greenhouse gas accountsA farmer or land manager uses a GHG account to record GHG emissions and carbon stored. They or their advisers keep the account. It is an ‘account’ only in the sense that it records:‘debits’ (scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions)‘credits’ (carbon stored)the resulting balance.The…
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The departmental charging guidelines outlines that the department may request payment of initial assessment and inspection fees for import declarations upfront, when the full cost of the service can be determined prior to its delivery.
When upfront payment is required and has not been made,…
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