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News and AlertsNote: This page will be decommissioned on 12 November 2025 and replaced with Emergency measures for tomato and capsicum seed.Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) was detected in August 2024 in the Northern Adelaide Plains, South Australia.The detection is the first time the virus…
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The Animal Health Committee maintains the policy and procedure for the development and evaluation of new laboratory tests for animal health laboratories in Australia.
Procedure to develop and evaluate new veterinary laboratory tests
1. Background
The Subcommittee on Animal Health Laboratory…
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The proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy and Charge (Biosecurity Protection Levy) was intended to be a new levy and charge payable by primary producers. It was one component of the larger 2023-24 Budget measure ‘Strengthened and Sustainably Funded Biosecurity System’, which is delivering increased…
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Australian farm businesses are world leaders in terms of production efficiency, sustainability, product quality, innovation and ability to supply and respond to market needs.
The Australian Government and agriculture , fisheries and forestry industries recognise the importance of…
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The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Andrew Metcalfe AO, has announced his intention to retire from the Australian Public Service on 4 August 2023. Below is his message to his department, distributed on 13 June 2023.
Colleagues
It is with mixed emotions…
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For dried grapes, see dried grapes levy and charge. When levies applyLevy applies to fresh grapes or dried grapes where the grapes were grown in and delivered to a grape processing premises in Australia.A premises is a grape processing premises if, in a financial year or either of the last 2…
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When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to custard apples harvested in Australia and sold by the person who owns them immediately after harvest.ChargeCharge applies to custard apples harvested in and exported from Australia.ExemptionsLevyLevy does not apply to custard apples that are…
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When levies and export charges applyLevyLevy applies to lychees harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest:sold the lycheesprocessed the lychees themselves, orhad the lychees processed by another person.Export chargeExport charge applies to lychees harvested…
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When levies and export charges applyLevyLevy applies to mangoes harvested in Australia and sold by the person who owns them immediately after harvest.Export chargeExport charge applies to mangoes harvested in and exported from Australia.ExemptionsLevyLevy does not apply to mangoes sold for…
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When levies and export charges applyLevyLevy applies to persimmons harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest: sold the persimmonsprocessed the persimmons themselves, orhad the persimmons processed by another person. Export chargeExport charge…
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