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Bio​secu​rity A​dvice 2018-09​ ​- Announcement of the commencement of the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh limes from Mexico

​​​This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh limes from Mexico. The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) expects to release the draft report for public consultation around early 2019. 18 May…
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Short-term forecasts of selected wood product sales volume: Method and assumptions

Author: Linden Whittle​​Overview As part of a three year (2015-16 to 2017-18) joint project between Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and ABARES, ABARES developed quarterly sales volume forecasts for selected wood…
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Look for hitchhiker pests

Imagine opening a new appliance or piece of furniture you’ve just bought from overseas to discover a cluster of insect eggs inside the packaging. Thinking little of it, you throw the packaging away. You could have just helped an incursion of an unwanted pest that could end up costing Australian…
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Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report 197: Minamata Convention on Mercury

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2021 Download Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report 197: Minamata Convention on Mercury [PDF - 137 KB] Response The Government thanks the Committee for its consideration of the Minamata…
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2019-25 - Horticulture Exports Program – Application for accreditation of farms and packhouses for the export of cherries to protocol markets

14 June 2019PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export cherries to protocol…
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2020-04 - COVID-19 – Notifying the department of positive COVID-19 cases at establishments preparing and/or storing food and other goods (non-prescribed goods) for export

Date of issue: 24 August 2020 Date of effect: immediate Who does this notice affect? Industry stakeholders involved in exporting non-prescribed goods that are audited by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (department) (or third parties on behalf of the department) to meet…
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184-2018 - Onshore capacity of Approved Arrangement sites and treatment providers for the 2018-19 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) risk season

7 December 2018Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, treatment providers, importers, customs brokers, and biosecurity industry…
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Meat Notice 2021-01 – Gunshot wound incident reporting – Kangaroo processing establishments

19 July 2021 Download Document Pages File size Meat Notice 2021-01 - Gunshot wound incident reporting – Kangaroo processing establishments PDF  6 222 KB Attachment - Kangaroo gunshot wound incident report PDF 5 208 KB If you have…
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Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Dragon fruit from Vietnam

​​Publication details Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, September 2017 Download Document Pages File size Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Dragon fruit from Vietnam PDF   2 427 KB If you have difficulty accessing this file, visit web accessibility…
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Product standards guideline - egg exports

This guideline sets out mandatory minimum testing requirements for export establishments that prepare egg products. Under Chapter 5 of the Export Control (Egg and Egg Products) Rules 2021, these requirements must be incorporated into your approved arrangement which will be verified through export…
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