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Authors: Rhys Downham and Fred Litchfield
Labour is a key input to Australian agriculture and there is significant interest in understanding whether labour markets are meeting the needs of the Australian farm sector. This interest has recently been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, which…
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The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) entered into force on 5 July 2020. The agreement put in place reduced tariffs for exports of vegetables.Quotas under the IA-CEPA cover:carrotspotatoesKey datesThe quota year runs in line with the calendar year.1 January—…
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17 June 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and the registration of treatment facilities, to export summerfruit to protocol markets for the 2024-2025 season.Summary of changes and key…
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01 October 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of packhouses to export to protocol markets for the 2025 season, as well as for the accreditation of packhouses under the packhouse grower supplier model.…
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11 August 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses and the registration of treatment facilities located in Victoria and Queensland to export kiwifruit to Thailand for the 2026 season.Summary of…
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01 May 2023PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications for the export of bananas, capsicum, papaya and sweetcorn to New Zealand for the 2023-24 season are now open.Summary of changes and key pointsApplications are now open for farm and packhouse accreditation to…
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Australia is free from many pests and diseases found around the world.
Our animal, plant and human health rely on stringent controls and measures to manage the risk of these pests and diseases entering and becoming established in Australia.
This is known as biosecurity.
Many…
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10 October 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.InformationStart time:As of: 16:15 Wednesday 08 October 2025 (AEDT).The Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) is…
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5 January 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Non-scheduled airline industry
What has changed?
The CAM Program is a significant 4-year transformation program which will enable data on all international arriving aircraft to be digitised and supported by automated tools. Biosecurity officers and…
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In certain circumstances Australian agricultural, fisheries and forestry products may attract a levy or export charge.See products with a levy or export chargeNew levy and charge lawsOn 1 January 2025 and 1 July 2025, new levies and export charges laws were introduced.Key features of the levy…
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