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Approved arrangement guidelines – Halal Certification Operations for Red Meat

Publication details Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, December 2022 Under the Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021 it is the responsibility of Islamic Organisations to develop and maintain approved arrangements to satisfy all current legislative and importing country…
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Authorisation and use of third-party authorised officers

Publication details Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, January 2023 The purpose of this guideline is to outline the requirements under which a person may be authorised and maintained as a third-party authorised officer for the purpose of meat inspection and disposition activities…
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Recent Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Regulation Amendments and Ministerial Orders

 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Improvements) Regulations 2021On 16 December 2021, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Improvements) Regulations 2021 were made to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the national system for…
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Plant Exports Management System (PEMS)

The Plant Export Management System (PEMS) is an IT system that is used by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, to capture and store information relating to the export of plants and plant products from Australia; including plant export Authorised Officer (AO) inspection and…
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National Residue Survey

​​The National Residue Survey (NRS) is a vital part of the Australian system for managing the risk of chemical residues and environmental contaminants in Australian animal and plant products. The NRS…
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IAN 25-01: United States acceptance of Australian post-mortem procedures for beef masticatory muscles

24 April 2025PurposeTo inform stakeholders of the change in requirements for the post-mortem inspection of beef masticatory muscles produced for export in United States of America (USA) listed establishments. Key PointsThis advice applies to establishments listed for beef for the United States…
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100-2020 – BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 30 June to 06:00 Wednesday 01 July 2020 (AEST)

25 June 2020 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to submit access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period. All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-…
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2017-45 - Horticulture Exports Program – Citrus packhouse applications for exports to protocol markets in 2018

11 October 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that online applications are now open for citrus packhouses to be approved for export for the…
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2016-60 - Horticulture Exports Program – Citrus packhouse applications for exports to protocol markets in 2017

25 October 2016PurposeTo advise the citrus industry that online applications are now open for citrus packhouses to be approved for export for the following countries in 2017:South Korea (excluding…
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126-2019 - BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 08 August to 05:00 Friday 09 August 2019 (AEST)

5 August 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.All importers…
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