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30 April 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients making payments to the department via the systems below:Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)Plant Export Management System (PEMS)InformationBetween 03:30 and 12:45 on…
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16 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) who submit Temporary importation lodgements under the Carnet or Customs security pathways.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has made changes to the Biosecurity Import Conditions…
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22 September 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS).All…
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08 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and Cargo…
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What are nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids are chemical compounds which can carry genetic information in living organisms and viruses. The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
DNA is the genetic material found in…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (published as the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment), August 2020
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Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 2021-2024: Grant Opportunity Guidelines (…
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The National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) establishes the national arrangements for responding to an incursion of exotic pests and diseases that impact on the environment and our way of life.
NEBRA version 2.0 was released in January 2022 and enables greater involvement of…
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2020–21 to 2022–23
Key points
Good seasonal conditions and higher commodity prices have been major drivers of improved broadacre farm performance in Australia in recent years. However, farm incomes are projected to fall slightly in 2022–23 because of lower prices for most commodities and input…
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Northern Australia is mainly considered as a biosecurity ‘buffer’ for southern Australia, but it is a unique environment and a growing source of agricultural wealth in its own right. North Australia’s…
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14 June 2019PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export cherries to protocol…
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