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OverviewAustralia has world-leading livestock traceability systems and an ongoing reform agenda ensuring these systems not only continue to meet but surpass future needs. This is key to preserving our biosecurity and enhancing export trade.In 2022, Australia’s Commonwealth and state and territory…
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Non-commercial vessels arriving in Australian territorial seas must submit a pre-arrival report (PAR), which includes questions on biofouling management. The PAR responses help us manage biosecurity risks associated with biofouling on non-commercial vessels. Biosecurity officers…
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20 August 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or importing goods subject to…
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The latest agricultural lending statistics provided by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) show an increase in aggregate lending to the farm sector of 9% in 2021–22.
ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said the cumulative value of loans outstanding has increased from $…
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We have completed a non-regulated analysis of existing policy for the importation of fresh strawberry fruit from the Republic of Korea into Australia. Additional resources were allocated to the analysis through the 2015 Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper.
There were three…
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The Australian Government provided $20 million for the Regional Agricultural Show Development Program.
This grant program provided support to show societies and their state and territory peak bodies for the maintenance and upgrade of existing infrastructure and the building, purchasing and…
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It is a requirement of clause 45 of the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) that a review of its implementation is undertaken every five years. The purpose of the review is to assess progress against the milestones and commitments in the Tasmanian RFA.Scoping AgreementThe Tasmanian RFA…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia.The department manages biosecurity controls to minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country.The…
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Department of Agriculture, December 2019
This Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) Regulatory Performance Report covers the period 1 September 2019 and 30 November 2019.
The review concerns the performance of an ESCAS supply chain in Vietnam. This report…
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The Forest and Wood Products Council (FWPC) is a forest industry advisory body established under section 11 of the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 (RFA Act). FWPC is now operating as the Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership. It was previously operating as the Forest…
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