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Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous CommunitiesCherbourg is an Aboriginal community located 265 km north-west of Brisbane on the land of the Wakka Wakka peoples. Companion animals are an important part of this community. However, concerns about the growing population of owned but free-…
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7 October 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved…
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Date of issue: 12 January 2023
Date of effect: 1 February 2023
Reference Number: MAA2023-03
Attention
Industries — Australian Food and Grocery Council, Complimentary Medicines Australia
Export establishments
Exporters
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and…
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31 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or…
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Community engagement research is part of ABARES’ applied social research and analysis. Reports have been prepared for the Department of Agriculture, other government agencies, research and development corporations, and industry…
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Exercise Athena, one of the first comprehensive international exercises for an animal health emergency, was conducted as a joint activity by the International Animal Health Emergency Reserve (IAHER…
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The department has made several significant changes to the way that we regulate and audit eligible low-risk dairy, egg, and fish export establishments. The department believes these changes will strengthen our already robust system, reduce regulatory burden, and streamline our intervention by…
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18 September 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the citrus industry that applications for a voluntary, alternative assurance model and auditing program for accredited property packhouses and farms will open from 1 November 2023.
Summary of changes and key points…
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Date of issue: 15 September 2021
Date of effect: 7 October 2021
Reference Number: MAA2021-12
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Attention:
Industries- Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Australian Honeybee Industry Council
Export establishments
Exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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Importing into AustraliaThe importation of some products is, by law, subject to biosecurity import conditions. Some products are not permitted entry while other products are only allowed into Australia subject to meeting import conditions that mitigate the biosecurity risk. This may include a…
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