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15 June 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers of future updates to the Guideline: Inspection of empty bulk vessels for export, Work Instruction: Inspecting empty bulk vessels for export and the Guideline: Supporting documents for plant…
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7 November 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s…
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The second NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place on 29 October 2020. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and the NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (which includes…
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23 May 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise plant export Electronic Data Interface (EDI) users, exporters and registered establishments of an upcoming change to system…
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There have been several reviews of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals system in recent years:Final Report on Future Structure and Governance Arrangements for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines…
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New plant export legislation commenced on 28 March 2021. The new export legislation consists of the Export Control Act 2020 and the Export Control Rules 2021. The Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2021 (Plant Rules) set the specific requirements for the export of plants and plant…
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Australian forest and wood products statisticsPlantation and log supplyNational wood processing surveyForest economic research reportsAustralia's State of the Forests ReportAustralia's forests at a glanceForest dataLatest releasesAn analysis of Plantation ProductivityThis report is a first step…
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The Australian Government partners with state, territory and local governments, the agriculture and finance sectors, charities and other not-for-profit organisations to help farmers and rural communities get ready for drought. We share information about and seek feedback on drought-related…
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4 November 2020
Who does this notice affect?
First point of entry (FPOE) operators at ports and landing places, including port and airport authorities, wharf operators, stevedores, fixed base operators and others.
What has changed?
New template biosecurity risk response procedures have been…
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8 November 2019
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh citrus fruits from Israel.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture has recently completed a review of cold treatment schedules used to mitigate the biosecurity risks…
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