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Compliance investigations

We may receive information on potential non-compliance with regulations. These come from many sources, including:self-reporting by regulated entitiesExporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) independent audit reportsdepartment intelligencereports from third parties.The core elements of our…
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2025-12: Grain and Seed Exports – Update to grain and plant product instructional materials

25 March 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers (AOs) of updates to the instructional material for the inspection of prescribed grain and plant products for export.Summary and key pointsThe following instructional material has been updated on the…
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Indicator 7.1b: Extent to which the institutional framework supports the conservation and sustainable management of forests (2024) - Supporting information

This indicator examines the institutional frameworks that support sustainable forest management. Institutional frameworks provide mechanisms for engagement of the wider community in the process of continuous improvement and sustainable forest management.This is Supporting information for Indicator…
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Sugar

Proposed reform of sugar research and development arrangements. Overview The Australian sugar industry produces raw and refined sugar from sugarcane. Around 95 per cent of sugar produced in Australia is grown in Queensland and about five per cent in northern New South Wales, along 2,100 km of…
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Questions and answers

29 July 2011​​Why is this analysis being undertaken? After a long dispute with the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Australia’s measures for New Zealand apples…
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DAFF Procedures for determining breaches of the APS Code of Conduct and imposition of sanctions.docx

Procedures for determining breaches of the APS Code of Conduct and imposition of sanctions-july24.docx

2015-05 - Plant Exports – Phytosanitary certification for Citrus fruits to Malaysia

15 January 2015 PurposeTo advise industry of the product coding required for submitting Requests for Permits for citrus fruits to Malaysia.Background As of 1 January 2015, Malaysian Department of…
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Testing and reporting guide for appointed analysts

As an appointed analyst, you test samples of imported food. This is part of our Imported Food Inspection Scheme.This guide sets out:units of measurement to use when reporting resultsminimum performance required of any testing methodology (limit of reporting)how to report the results of analysis.We…
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2018-17 - Business Systems Program – Increase to plant export ER and EXDOC system validation

23 May 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise plant export Electronic Data Interface (EDI) users, exporters and registered establishments of an upcoming change to system…
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