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23 December 2022Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department during this unplanned outage.InformationThe Biosecurity Portal is currently experiencing an unplanned outage. As a result, clients are unable to access the…
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13 December 2022Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department during this unplanned service disruption.InformationThe Biosecurity Portal is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. As a result, clients…
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In April 2020, the Australian Government established the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) to keep global air links open in response to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IFAM is a temporary, targeted, emergency measure to help Australian businesses deal with the COVID-…
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Background
In December 2005, the then Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation directed the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) to undertake a number of actions to improve…
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“Livestock animal welfare – it’s everyone’s responsibility
including farmers, truck drivers, abattoir workers and government officers”
Legislation
In Australia, animal welfare legislation is a state/territory responsibility which means they have the legal jurisdiction to prosecute on animal…
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The following contain information on Australian Law and International Arrangements.
Australian Fisheries Legislation
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing
FAO Compliance Agreement
United Nations…
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Background
In 1999 all Australian fisheries ministers endorsed the “National Policy on Fisheries Bycatch”. The “Commonwealth Policy on Fisheries Bycatch”1 (bycatch policy) was released in 2000,…
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State and territory governments are responsible for animal production and welfare laws and their enforcement. The states and territories set and enforce animal welfare standards through administration of state legislation for animal welfare or the prevention of animal cruelty.
For Australia’s…
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On 27 May 2013, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) released the final report on the review of the Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy and Guidelines.
Overall the review found that harvest strategy policy is widely regarded as having been very successful in…
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ACLUMP informationLand use Information for Australia - BrochureLand Use and Land Management Information for Australia Workplan of the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program PDF [2.75 KB]ACLUMP Brochure * PDF [746 KB]Land use2024Land use of Australia 2010-11 to 2020-…
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