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Importing your pet bird

You can import some pet psittacine bird species into Australia from New Zealand.You cannot import pet birds from any other country.Step-by step guideFollow these steps to import your pet bird from New Zealand.Step 1: Check your bird is eligible for importTo be eligible for import your bird must be:…
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Legislation reviews and consultation

Australia has recently reformed its illegal logging laws. The reformed Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 (Act) and Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024 (Rules) are now in effect.Please visit our illegal logging page for information on the changes and links to guidance material.DownloadIllegal…
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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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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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Horse Industry Consultative Committee - Meeting Minutes 20

​​DownloadDocumentPagesFile size Meeting Minutes 20 PDF14252 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online versionMonday 13 May 2019 10.…
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2021-73: Plant Export Operations – Advice to food processing and storage facilities managing issues arising from the implementation of China’s new registration and labelling requirements

22 December 2021 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide updated advice to food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China on registration numbers and labelling requirements. This IAN also provides advice on issues with exports and detained consignments…
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Non-commercial vessel arrival biosecurity reporting - yachts and private superyachts

Receive the latest newsSubscribe to the specific ‘Biosecurity Non-Commercial Vessel News’.Subscribe to Import Industry Advice Notices provide updates and notices that are useful to our industry partners such as process changes (such as commercial and non-commercial vessel related changes or…
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Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes grants

Over $23 million is being invested through the Future Drought Fund in 26 projects focusing on drought resilient land management practices that will help Australia’s farmers prepare for and recover quicker from drought.The purpose of this program is to demonstrate practices at a broad scale that…
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Information for primary producers

How do FMDs work? You can set aside pre-tax income in one financial year to draw from in future years when you need it. Income deposited in an FMD account is tax deductible in the year the deposit is made. The FMD becomes part of your taxable income in the year it is withdrawn (repaid). How…
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Horse Industry Consultative Committee - Meeting Minutes 23

Download Document Pages File size Meeting Minutes 23 PDF 6 170 KB If you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility. Online version Wednesday 25 November 2020 3.35pm to 4.30pm Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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