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27 October 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice applies to stakeholders who operate within the biosecurity framework including vessel masters and operators of aircraft, freight forwarders, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents, master consolidators,…
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The Decade of Landcare initiative arose from a joint National Farmers' Federation-Australian Conservation Foundation proposal to the Commonwealth for action on land degradation. The proposal emphasised…
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In April 2020, the Australian Government established the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) to keep global air links open in response to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IFAM is a temporary, targeted, emergency measure to help Australian businesses deal with the COVID-…
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11 February 2021
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters, and inspection Authorised Officers (AOs) of updates to instructional material relating to manual export certification.
Summary of changes and key points
Instructional material relating to manual export…
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I’m importing my vessel into Australia – what do I need to do?You will need to notify the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) of your intention to import a vessel prior to arrival.The department requirements are to ensure that…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, September 2020 Update
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Australian Government actions in response to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Review Recommendations [PDF 161 KB]
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14 March 2018Who does this notice affect?Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing LCL containerised goods from…
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245-2023: Management of cabotage vessels intending on loading in-ships-hold agricultural commodities
20 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants, such as vessel owners, operators, shipping agents and consignees involved in the management of domestic in-ships-hold agricultural commodities (e.g., fertiliser, grain, stockfeed) on board international vessels.…
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The Australian Framework for Landcare has been developed by the Landcare community to help guide Landcare over a ten year period (2010-2020).In 2009 a cross section of community Landcarers agreed…
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Potato tubers infected with Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Image: Joseph E Munyaneza, USDA-ARS)
The tomato-potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is the insect needed to spread the bacterial infection causing Zebra chip. The tomato-potato psyllid (but not the bacterial…
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