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Department response to ANAO Performance Audit: Referrals, Assessments and Approvals of Controlled Actions under the Environment Protection and…
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Author: Linden Whittle
The remains of a forest in Australia's Blue Mountains after the 2020 bushfires.
Introduction
For the Australian forest and wood processing sectors, 2019–20 has been a tumultuous year. Beginning in September 2019, bushfires burnt across eastern and southern Australia,…
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Australia is a party to international treaties that govern the trade of goods. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Australia is obliged to ensure that sanitary (relating to human and animal health) and phytosanitary (relating to plant health) measures are based on science and applied…
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29 May 2019
This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for greenhouse-grown fresh oriental melon and rockmelon fruit from the Republic of Korea (Korea).
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) expects to…
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5 February 2026We have released the draft risk analysis report for the proposed release of the leaf rust pathogen, Puccinia lantanae for the biological control of the weed lantana (Lantana camara).The draft report proposes that the release of the biological control agent should be permitted,…
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22 December 2022
From 1 February 2023 the Biosecurity Portal will be the only way for most clients to book cargo import inspections with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The portal is a streamlined process for booking import inspections that gives clients full control of…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, April 2019This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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Starting 1 July 2016, the research and development (R&D) and Plant Health Australia (PHA) component of the citrus levy will increase. The overall rate increase for the citrus levy is shown in the…
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