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The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) and Biosecurity Animal Division facilitate the development of national policies and strategies and the provision of scientific advice to minimise the potential impacts of diseases on Australia’s animal health.
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24 May 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Australian Government has listed the Ansar Allah group (also known as the Houthis) in Yemen as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (the Criminal Code). The listing came into effect on 24 May 2024.Summary…
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The Government supports the Australian wine sector through engagement in international wine organisations.Around 60 per cent of Australian wine production is exported. This is why it’s important that we work to support industry to address trade barriers and regulatory issues.The department…
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2 April 2024Species: All livestockCountries: AllAttentionAll stakeholdersPurposeTo remind stakeholders of the commencement of certain Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) 3.3 standards which will come into effect on 3 April 2024.Key pointsNew ASEL 3.3 standards,…
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Australian forest and wood products statisticsPlantation and log supplyNational wood processing surveyForest economic research reportsAustralia's State of the Forests ReportAustralia's forests at a glanceForest dataLatest releasesAustralian wood volumes analysisThe wood volumes analysis was…
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Importing into AustraliaThe importation of some products is, by law, subject to biosecurity import conditions. Some products are not permitted entry while other products are only allowed into Australia subject to meeting import conditions that mitigate the biosecurity risk. This may include a…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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We recently concluded the Hitchhiker Pest Awareness campaign: I’m in the business of biosecurity. Its goal was to raise awareness to help protect Australia’s agriculture, economy, and way of life from invasive pests that can enter our country via shipping containers and imported goods.With climate…
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26 October 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement.
What has changed?
From today, AEPCOMM accredited persons will have the…
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24 April 2013
PurposeTo advise that a user guide has been created for the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) Plants and is located on the MICoR Plants database home page.…
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