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27 June 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment through the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS).What has changed?Non-account clients will need to have the necessary $40 document assessment…
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Author: Linden Whittle
Australia’s forests are diverse, extensive, and highly regarded for their ecological, economic and social values.
In addition to producing a range of wood and non-wood products (for example, oils) forests also provide valuable…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 9 August 2023, a low-pressure system brought showers to parts of western and southern Australia. Up to 50 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in Western Australia and eastern Victoria and up to 100…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 9 March 2022, low-pressure troughs persisted across eastern Australia bringing heavy rainfall. The low-pressure system that brought heavy rainfall to south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales in…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 9 February 2022, blocking high-pressure systems to the south of Australia resulted in clear, dry conditions across southern parts of the country. Meanwhile, low-pressure troughs over northern and eastern…
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National Forest Policy Statement1 Who is responsible for the management of Australia's forests?
State and Territory governments have primary responsibility for forest management, including public and…
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Date of issue: 4 December 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2020-07
Attention:
Organic Producers and Exporters, Organic certifying bodies, Industry bodies
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To inform the organic…
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1. Information on EUCAS
1.1. Why do we need EUCAS for the European Union?
The European Union will not accept Australian beef unless certain production requirements are met.
These requirements include:
the beef is from cattle that have not been treated with Hormonal Growth Promotants (HGPs)…
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You can import some pet psittacine bird species into Australia from New Zealand.You cannot import pet birds from any other country.Step-by step guideFollow these steps to import your pet bird from New Zealand.Step 1: Check your bird is eligible for importTo be eligible for import your bird must be:…
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Import conditions for fresh apples from New Zealand are now on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import apples from New Zealand into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in Australia and a supplier in New…
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