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Australia remains the only continent free from high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b (H5N1 HPAI), with unprecedented global spread of this virus and impacts on the poultry industries and wildlife populations abroad in recent years.Australia has a long history of having an enviable…
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13 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to Australia from…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry develops policies to allow for the safe importation of animals, their genetic material and other animal products.These policies are based on biosecurity risk analyses completed by the department. These analyses consider the biosecurity risk…
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10 June 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that an additional teleconference will be held to discuss the Consultation Draft Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2020 with industry on 12 June 2020.
Summary of changes and key points
An additional…
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24 December 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to offshore entities who have Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment recognised fertiliser supply chains.
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions has continued to impact the…
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18 December 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the instructional material for the inspection of forest products for export has been updated.
Summary of changes and key points
The following instructional material for the inspection of forest products for export…
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30 October 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).
Summary of changes and key points
PEMS is now able to capture and report on possible fruit fly incursions for horticulture inspections.
PEMS is now…
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Inquiry by the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, into:
The administration and management by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service and the Department of…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program’s National Management Group (NMG) held its first meeting under new governance arrangements.The NMG recognised the significant ongoing efforts by the Program to eradicate fire ants from Australia under the new Response Plan 2023–2027 and acknowledged the…
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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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