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Operating across diverse landscapes, from savannahs to coastal regions, Indigenous Rangers in northern Australia play a crucial role in safeguarding both the natural environment and cultural heritage from the damaging impacts of established invasive species.To support this vital work the department…
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16 February 2024Who does this notice affect?Airlines, aircraft operators and their contracted services (third parties) performing or certifying disinsection treatments applied to aircraft cabin and hold for aircraft arriving in Australia and New Zealand.What has changed?Airlines and aircraft…
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AttentionStakeholders in the import industries including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, compliance agreement holders and biosecurity industry participants.PurposeTo advise stakeholders that:The department is proposing to introduce a one-off charge that would apply when an approved…
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12 December 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders and biosecurity industry participants (approved arrangement and compliance agreement holders).What has changed?The department has become aware of circumstances where a single approved…
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The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme (the scheme) encourages people and businesses to run projects that reduce emissions or store carbon. The scheme supports projects that avoid the release of greenhouse gas emissions or remove and sequester carbon from the atmosphere and provides…
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The 2022 plantation forestry method builds on the 2017 plantation forestry method (the 2017 method) to provide more opportunities for the plantation forestry industry to participate in the ACCU Scheme. A project under the 2022 plantation forestry method will accumulate or sequester carbon as the…
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19 February 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)Approved…
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In early December 2024, the 66th meeting of the Plant Health Committee—the peak government plant biosecurity policy and decision-making forum—took place in Canberra followed by a Border/Near Border workshop and field trip to Port Kembla (in Wollongong) and Sydney.The workshop and field trip…
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Following on from the Making General Surveillance Work project, ABARES has developed a draft Guide for Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation of General Surveillance Programs. It provides step-by-step support for general surveillance program coordinators and teams to design general surveillance…
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Australia’s world-class forestry industry on display at 30th UN FAO Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
The Australian Government hosted a successful 30th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC).More than 150 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region came together in Sydney on 2-6 October to discuss forestry priorities across the region. The…
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