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21 November 2017The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is proposing changes to the biosecurity cost recovery charges applied to non-broker approved arrangements.The changes reduce the annual…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages 8 Japan quotas, including apple juice and orange juice. These quotas were put in place by the Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA).
Australian exporters can export up to 1,600 tonnes of apple juice and 1,300 tonnes of…
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21 December 2016PurposeTo advise plant export Electronic Data Interface (EDI) users of the rollout dates and changes to the Electronic Plant Export Certification Training Package and Completion of a…
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Gardening is a great Australian pastime.
Across the country, people turn to their gardens as a way to relax and enrich their lives.
It might surprise you that as a gardener – regardless of the size of your garden – you have a responsibility to uphold and protect our biosecurity status by…
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OverviewProduction and post-production facilities are designed and managed to physically exclude pests.Protected facilities applies to the pest exclusionary structure such as a greenhouse or glasshouse, packing facility, a cold room, storage or processing facility, or a secure laboratory.Evaluating…
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OverviewThis measure reduces pest abundance in the designated area or site by attracting and killing the pest.Examples of this measure include bait spraying, mass-trapping, coloured sticky traps with or without pheromone lures, and the use of trap crops.Evaluating the efficacy of this measure…
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20 June 2022
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Okra from India: biosecurity import requirements draft report.
This draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced okra fruit to Australia from all commercial production areas of India be…
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The Australian Government released the Net Zero in Government Operations Strategy in November 2023. It sets out the overall approach and action required by Commonwealth entities to achieve the APS Net Zero 2030 target.The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry is committed to the…
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OverviewChemical and physical phytosanitary treatments that kill or inactivate pests in the consignment.Examples include chemical treatments and fumigants, heat or vapour heat treatment, cold storage and irradiation. These are mostly applied post-production.Demonstrating treatment efficacy requires…
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29 September 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice applies to importers of plant, animal and biological goods and brokers who bring or import goods to the Australian mainland.Importers are advised that the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (the Goods…
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