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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - September, 2022
Imported goods may be subject to targeted or random inspections by biosecurity officers who are trained to look for biosecurity risks on imported goods. This guide assists in instances where…
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21 March 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects all importers who intend to import dog semen into Australia and officers who assess documentation to support the importation of these animals.What has changed?The BICON case for dog semen will be redesigned to assist users understand the…
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Episode: Sept 2024Presenters:Heath McRae - Deputy Director and Operations Manager, Australian Plague Locust Commission.Summary: Heath discusses the Desert Locust upsurge in Africa in 2019-2022, and whilst there are differences in Desert Locust and Australian Plague Locust biology and behaviour…
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If an international aircraft wishes to land at a non-first point of entry an application for permission under section 239 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 must be submitted directly to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for approval.The Request to land an aircraft or unload goods at a…
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Biosecurity protects Australia and our way of life and that’s everyone’s business.
Whether you’re involved in the agriculture sector, trade and logistics sector, environmental groups, research organisations, or you’re a community member, we want to hear from you.
Australia’s National Biosecurity…
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22 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice affects all industry members involved in imports and exports whose inspection appointments may be affected by the current service disruption with the National Appointment System (NAS).
Information
The department is currently experiencing an…
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Date of Issue: 22 May 2013
Date of Effect: Immediate
Affected Markets
Russia
Seafood exports to Russia
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has received advice from…
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Where biosecurity or imported food consignments are electronically declared as a Full Import Declaration (FID),Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (SCL), or are Carnets or Ship or Aircraft Stores and Transhipments; clients must use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS), instead of email, to…
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Background
In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) acknowledged that agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines (agvet chemical) regulation required reform and established a Ministerial Taskforce to develop an updated and harmonised national system for…
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Overview
This course has been designed for Authorised Officer (AO) candidates wanting to perform inspections of woodchips for export.
Prior to undertaking inspections of woodchips for export, you must be appropriately trained, deemed competent and appointed by the Department of…
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