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On 14 February 2018, the cross-jurisdictional National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) established the Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC). The EIC replaced the Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC), whose responsibilities have now been taken on by the new EIC. This decision addresses, in…
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Authors: Matthew Howden and Kirk Zammit
The United States is a major producer and the largest exporter of agricultural commodities. Because of the size of the US agriculture sector, changes in production, trade and policy can affect international markets. This has been demonstrated by the China-…
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Sink your teeth into the world of plant biosecurity with our Biosecurity Bite videos. This series of seven videos will take you behind the scenes of Australia’s biosecurity system.
1. Biosecurity and Trade
Every day Australia imports and exports plants and plant products. Imported products may…
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25 September 2018 Who does this notice affect? Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers, customs brokers and master consolidators—associated with importing…
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13 September 2016This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit from Vietnam. The draft report…
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The Department of Agriculture is committed to improving agricultural outputs, and animal disease identification, management and reporting, through industry education and training.
As part of this commitment we are supporting a series of animal health surveillance projects in 2018 and 2019…
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Risk analysis for the release of Cecidochares connexa for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata
We conducted a risk analysis for the release of the gall fly Cecidochares connexa for the biological control of Chromolaena odorata (commonly known as chromolaena).
We conducted the risk…
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22 December 2022Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Publication date: 15 December 2023Tenure of Australia’s forests (2023) is a continental spatial dataset of national land tenure types, assembled for Australia's State of the Forests Report – 2023 update. It was developed from land tenure information from multiple sources, including…
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To approve export requests (REXs) under the Export Control Act and associated Rules, you must register as an automated export permit issuer (AEPI) with the department. You also need to register as a Client Group Member for the company you are approving export requests for, see How to register and…
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