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Have your say on the Dairy Industry Code

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has opened consultation on the operation of the Dairy Industry Code. The Dairy Industry Code provides a fairer process for negotiating contractual arrangements between dairy farmers and dairy processors. The consultation process follows…
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Did something hitch a ride home with you?

Following on from our hitchhiker pest awareness campaign earlier in 2023, we’ve had a recent uplift in reports from people returning from overseas, after they discovered bugs in their personal effects. One discovery was reported in Victoria when a traveller returning from Tuscany, Italy found a…
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Biosecurity Advice 2015/02 - Commencement of a non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh nectarine fruit from the People’s Republic of China

​4 February 2015This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of a non-regulated analysis of existing policy to consider a proposal to import fresh nectarine fruit from the People’s Republic…
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BA 2014/10 - Commencement of a Non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh mango fruit from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam

1 August 2014 This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of a non-regulated analysis of existing policy to consider proposals to import fresh mango fruit from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam…
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Biosecurity Advice 2014/08 - Commencement of a non-regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh table grapes from Sonora, Mexico

23 June 2014 This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of a non-regulated analysis of existing policy to consider a proposal to import fresh table grapes from Sonora, Mexico, into Australia. The Department of Agriculture will prepare a draft report, which will be issued for…
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2019-05 - Horticulture Exports Program – Clarification of sampling requirements at export inspection for summerfruit to the People’s Republic of China

25 January 2019PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide clarification to Authorised Officers (AOs) regarding the inspection sampling requirements for consignments of nectarines, peaches,…
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2017-45 - Horticulture Exports Program – Citrus packhouse applications for exports to protocol markets in 2018

11 October 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that online applications are now open for citrus packhouses to be approved for export for the…
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APLC area of operation

​Boundaries of APLC area of o​peration The boundaries defining the APLC area of operation were agreed upon by the Commissioners on the basis of where each species of locust was most likely to pose an…
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Biosecurity Advice 2015/18 - Release of draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis guidelines and extension for comments til 16 December 2015

​16 October 2015The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) today released the draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis guidelines 2015 (BIRA guidelines). Interested stakeholders…
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2016-10 - Horticulture Exports Program – Important changes to initiating in-transit cold treatment of horticulture exports

25 February 2016PurposeTo advise industry of important changes to the process of initiating in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) of plant exports.Summary of changes and key pointsThe following changes and…
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