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When levies and export charges applyLevyLevy applies to papaya harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest: sold the papayaprocessed the papaya themselves, orhad the papaya processed by another person. Export chargeExport charge applies to papaya…
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Australia is one of the few countries in the world that remains free of rabies.We have strict biosecurity import conditions to keep Australia rabies free. Rabies is a serious viral disease that affects many animals. It can infect humans and more than 60,000 people die of rabies every year.Check if…
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21 June 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2024.
Summary of changes and key points
Only farms located in Queensland are eligible to apply for…
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14 April 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All Customs Brokers, Importers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, and food importers who have premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, surveillance, or other purposes).
What has changed?
The department continues to experience…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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To uphold Australia’s high biosecurity standards, over the past year we have ramped up our enforcement response to non compliance. Recent updates to the Biosecurity Act include additional measures to address non-compliance more effectively, which includes:civil sanctions including infringement…
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ABARES held its Hobart Regional Outlook conference on Wednesday 8 May. We examined the key issues for agriculture at sessions on Tough choices to boost agricultural productivity and resilience; Growing Tasmanian agriculture…
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When levies applyLevy applies to rice harvested and delivered to a processing establishment in Australia.ExemptionsNo exemptions apply to the rice levy. Who collects and paysThe levy may be paid directly to us or via a third party (collection agent). This depends on the first transaction…
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26 March 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container…
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When levies applyLevy applies to the slaughter of cattle in Australia at an abattoir for human consumption in or outside Australia.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to the slaughter of cattle whose carcases are condemned or rejected as being unfit for human consumption under a Commonwealth, State…
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