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MV Bahijah livestock vessel updates

Update 9 April 2024The livestock vessel MV Bahijah has arrived safely in Israel after its consignment was exported from Australia on 3 March 2024.Mortalities onboard the vessel did not exceed the notifiable limit of 0.5% for cattle and 1% for sheep.The remaining livestock have been successfully…
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Failing Food Report – January 2020

​​​Publication details​ Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, January 2020 This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). [Expand all] Risk food tests We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We…
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Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Strawberries from Korea

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, November 2017This factsheet for interested stakeholders provides background information on the review of biosecurity import requirements…
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Questions and answers

​​6 February 2014 The Import Risk Analysis process [expand all] Why is this risk analysis being undertaken? The Department of Agriculture helps people and goods move in and out of Australia while keeping Australia safe and protecting our industries from pests and diseases that exist in many…
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2010-10 - Commencement of IRAs for the importation of beef and beef products from the United States, Canada and Japan

8 April 2010 Biosecurity Australia Advice 2010/10 This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) announces the formal commencement of concurrent import risk analyses (IRAs) for the United States, Canada and Japan to assess the animal quarantine risks from the importation of beef and beef products…
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Longan fruit from Vietnam

Import conditions for fresh longan fruit (Dimocarpus longan) from Vietnam have been published on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Importers can now apply for import permits. The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an exporter in Vietnam and an…
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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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Levies Explained

​​​Overview Australian farm businesses are world leaders in terms of production efficiency, sustainability, product quality, innovation and ability to supply and respond to market needs. The Australian Government and agriculture , fisheries and forestry industries recognise the importance of…
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First points of entry - seaport operator requirements

Cruise vessel standard – additional human health requirementsThere are now additional human health requirements for seaport operators of locations where cruise passengers disembark. Find out more.First points of entry (FPOE) are locations where vessels and goods that are subject to biosecurity…
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Australian Government response to the Environment and Communications References Committee report - Continuation of construction of the Perth Freight Link in the face of significant environmental breaches

Department of the Environment and Energy, 2017 Download Australian Government response to the Perth Freight Link (PDF - 147.06 KB) Australian Government response to the Perth Freight Link (DOCX - 67.93 KB) Preamble On 16 February 2017, the Senate referred the following matter to the…
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