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What is antimicrobial resistance?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to both human and animal health. AMR can affect anyone, of any age, and in any country. AMR occurs when germs that can cause infections become resistant to medicines, such as antibiotics, that are used…
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OCVO plays a key role in stepping up Australia’s animal health and biosecurity engagement with the Pacific community and working with Timor-Leste and Indonesia to improve resilience against animal disease threats.
A team from OCVO’s Pacific Engagement Program for Animal Health (PEPAH) recently…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is working in collaboration with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) on initiatives to address biosecurity challenges in the Pacific region.
These initiatives are focusing on building local capabilities that…
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17 May 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite the plant exports industry to attend a webinar on Friday, 19 May 2023 at 4:00PM AEST about the new Biosecurity Protection Levy.
Summary of changes and key points
From 1 July 2024, a new biosecurity protection levy will…
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11 July 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft BIRA report by 11 September 2023.
The draft BIRA report is available on our Import for live sturgeon for aquaculture website.
You can submit your comments to the Have Your Say website.
In 2015, the then Australian Government Department of the…
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Date of issue: 22 July 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2022-24
EU Related MAAs: 2021-30, 2021-33, 2021-42, 2021-47, 2021-49, 2022-01, 2022-08, 2022-10, 2022 -18, 2022-19
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council – Dairy Export…
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5 April 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers (AOs) of the commencement of a limited trial for AO audits.
Summary of changes and key points
We are reimagining the audit process to make it more efficient and effective. Key to this work is…
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18 April 2024We invite you to comment on the draft report by 17 June 2024. The second draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website haveyoursay.agriculture.gov.au.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a review of the biosecurity risks…
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Biosecurity and safeguarding were front of mind at the Indigenous Rangers Biosecurity roundtable in the Northern Territory.Held on Larrakia Country, it was the first major in-person ranger event since 2019.Indigenous Ranger organisations contracted to undertake biosecurity surveillance are…
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12 September 2024Who does this notice affect?Persons under an approved arrangement class 19, including customs brokers and self-reporting importers, who are interested in attending an information session on the upcoming release of the Biosecurity Cargo Status Tracker.What has changed?The department…
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