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The Northern Australia People Capacity and Response Network (NAPCaRN)

Northern Australia is considered one of the ‘frontlines’ from a biosecurity perspective. There have been numerous plant pest/disease detections over the last 10 years in northern Australia, many of them significant in terms of costs (financial and social) to industry, the environment, and the…
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Republic of Korea – Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management – new food safety requirements for exported Australian agricultural products (2016-01)

​​​​Date of Issue: 18 April 2016 Date of Effect: Immediate Attention: Industries - Export Establishments, MLA, AMIC, DA, Egg corp, Licensed exporters Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Central and Regional offices, ATMs and FOMs, OPVs and Meat inspection…
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First Points of Entry – information for arriving aircraft and goods

All international aircraft arriving in Australian territory must land or unload goods at a first point of entry (FPOE) landing place unless we grant permission to land elsewhere.FPOE locations are determined under section 223 of the Biosecurity Act 2015.Australian territory FPOE landing…
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Significant events in the history of NAQs

Historical events before the establishment of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy1908The Quarantine Act 1908 receives royal assent, providing a national approach to quarantine for the first time after State Premiers agree to hand over administration of quarantine to the Commonwealth in 1906.…
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Non-tariff measures affecting Australian agriculture

​​​George Levantis and James Fell   Overview Since the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture came into effect on 1 January 1995, countries around the world have progressively reduced import tariffs and global agricultural trade has grown. The use of non-tariff measures (NTMs) has also…
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Meat Notice 13-08 - Australian Government Authorised Halal Program (AGAHP) Manual Halal certification procedures and revised formatting of manual Halal certificates

​​Issue Date: 18 September 2013 Contact Officer: Con Sullivan Food Exports Branch Ph 02 6271 6609 Email: Con Sullivan Date of Effect: Immediately Date of Expiry: 2 October 2014 1. Purpose This notice: advises of the implementation of reformatted manual Halal certificates, template…
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Biosecurity Matters, Edition 3, 2018

​​​​​Biosecurity Matters   To receive an email notification of future editions, subscribe to Biosecurity Matters. Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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2.3. Carbon farming activities and co-benefits

As Topic 1 examined, carbon farming activities aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store carbon. They also deliver economic and other co-benefits for farmers, land managers, environmental values and communities.These co-benefits include earning ACCUs and gaining Climate Active certification…
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Labour use in Australian agriculture: Analysis of survey results

Labour is a key input to Australian agriculture, and there is significant interest in understanding the extent to which labour markets are meeting the needs of the Australian farm sector. This interest has recently been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in a reduction in the…
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Client service standards

We are committed to improving our service delivery to better meet our clients’ needs.These standards refer to the work of the former Department of Agriculture.Our commitmentOur client service standards have been developed to ensure we are meeting client expectations and are delivering our services…
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