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It is the visiting military's responsibility to ensure that all military equipment arriving in Australian territory is free from biosecurity risk material.
Military personnel and their equipment pose a biosecurity risk to Australia due to the environment in which they train and operate.
Some…
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The following guideline provides information and guidance on Australian biosecurity requirements associated with Australian Defence Forces returning to Australia from an overseas mission.Cleaning…
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The information on these pages will assist visiting foreign military forces and the Australian Defence Force when entering or returning to Australia.
We recommend you read the frequently asked questions and cleaning requirements for equipment and vehicles. It should be particularly…
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Under international law, foreign governments are entitled to invoke sovereign immunity on State-owned or operated aircraft arriving into Australian territory. Whenever the claim of sovereign immunity is invoked, biosecurity officers are not permitted to board sovereign immune aircraft to conduct…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, February 2016Live animal exports - Credit card form.DownloadDocumentPagesFile typeFile size
Live animal exports - Credit card form…
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International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing PDF [81 KB, 16 pages]
National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and…
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Flags of Convenience (FOC) are considered to be a major obstacle in the fight against IUU fishing. While not illegal as such, by using a FOC, IUU fishers seek to conceal their operations or…
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The Department of Agriculture develops policy and prepares advice on matters relating to the environmental impact of fishing activities and access to Commonwealth fish stocks consistent with their optimal…
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To address key threats to seabirds from fishing activities in Australia, the Australian Government has voluntarily adopted the:
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (IPOA-Seabirds). The…
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Australian sea lions, Neophoca cinerea
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Note: In this context, the generic term “seal or seals” includes the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea…
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