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19 October 2021Attachment 1: Food categories listed in Section 1 ‘Food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China that require department recommendation for registration with China’ and examples of Product descriptions and HS codes DOCX[9 pages, 91 KB]…
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Executive SummaryABARES estimates that a total of 252 mills operated in 2021-22, comprising 146 hardwood sawmills, 48 softwood sawmills, 13 cypress sawmills, 20 post and pole mills and 25 wood-based panel mills. This represents 49 less operational mills since 2016-17, and a continuation of the…
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The Fit and Proper Person (FPP) Test is where the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (or delegate) decides whether a person, or company, is of a trustworthy nature and demonstrates the personal integrity to export agricultural goods from Australia. It is applied when…
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11 April 2024We have released the Import risk review for dehydrated and pre-sterilised microbiological media: final report. All comments on the draft report for this risk review have been considered in the finalisation process. The final report has now been published on the department’s …
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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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