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Northern Australian Indigenous Biosecurity Ranger Forum a huge success

Nearly 300 Indigenous rangers, coordinators and biosecurity staff came together recently for the Northern Australian Indigenous Biosecurity Ranger Forum held from 17-19 October. Attendees from New Zealand, the Kimberley and Torres Strait gathered for the 3-day intensive and immersive workshop,…
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Paperless trade now extends to ePhyto for Australian exports

The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry continues to build on its paperless trade successes with Australia’s first ePhyto exports pilot using the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) ePhyto Hub. This step towards paperless trade provides new opportunities for Australia’s…
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Support for new farm forestry assets, private native forestry, and Indigenous forestry areas

The Australian Government’s $3.5 million farm forestry, private native forestry and Indigenous forestry projects were developed in partnership with state and territory governments during 2020 21 and 2021 22. The aim of the projects was to support the states to offer advice on the establishment of…
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New DAFF partnership to deliver Enterprise Service Management

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will partner with Accenture from 2024 to deliver Enterprise Service Management services as part of a refresh of its ICT capabilities. The program’s Senior Responsible Officer Wendie Boyd announced the partnership today, as part of its ICT…
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Food chain resilience

​​The department​ works with industry and other government agencies to ensure the safety, security and continuity of Australia's food supply. The food supply chain is a complex and nationally distributed system. It is not organised along state and territory borders and is generally owned and…
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2017-11 - Grain and Seed Exports Program – Processed plant products being detained in India

6 April 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters that the Indian National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) is detaining some consignments of processed plant…
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2019-17 - Horticulture Exports Program – Amended release date for the Australian phytosanitary treatment standards for the export of fresh horticulture produce to protocol markets

10 May 2019 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the department has postponed the implementation of the phytosanitary treatment application standards for the export of fresh produce to protocol markets. Summary of changes and key points The department has…
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2018-02 - Authorised Officer Program – Improved AO technical support

31 January 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to inform Authorised Officers (AOs) of new communication initiatives developed to improve AOs access to technical support.Summary…
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2013-23 - Grain and Seeds Export Program - Canola for Processing to China

​​01 May 2013 Purpose To advise industry and Authorised Officers that the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) has been updated with the importing country requirements for canola…
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Commencement of a pest risk analysis for the importation of fresh island cabbage from Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu

​19 January 2012 This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of a pest risk analysis (PRA) to assess the plant quarantine risks from the importation of fresh island cabbage from the Cook…
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