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The department considers cruise vessels to be a high biosecurity risk due to a number of factors, including:the large number of crew and passengers on board increases the risk of spreading human diseases of biosecurity concernpassengers disembarking with souvenirs from overseas countries which may…
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Notice issued: 26 June 2025From 1 July 2025, the levy rate on meat chickens hatched at a hatchery in Australia will change to 0.406 cents per meat chicken. The change will increase the biosecurity response component by 0.1416 cents per meat chicken.Rates from 1 July 2025ProductLevy rateMeat…
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Notice issued: 26 June 2025From 1 July 2025, the levy rate on laying chickens hatched at a hatchery in Australia will change to 26.07 cents per laying chicken. The change will increase the biosecurity response component by 10.8 cents per laying chicken.Rates from 1 July 2025ProductLevy rateLaying…
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Pakistan sheep report
Transcript: the treatment of animals in Pakistan was unacceptable and the department shares the community’s desires to see action. We support the industry’s voluntary suspension of the export of slaughter and feeder animals to Pakistan and we won’t resume this trade until…
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A new ABARES report investigates the slowdown in productivity which has impacted Australian broadacre agriculture over the past two decades.ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said climate variability, particularly drought, was having an important impact. “We have seen that changes in…
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26 August 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that consultation on Export Assurance Reform on options to reform export assurance for goods currently not prescribed is closing on 6 September 2024.Summary of changes and key pointsThe department is closing consultation…
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Under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreement, World Trade Organization (WTO) members are entitled to maintain a level of protection they consider appropriate to protect life or health within their territory.
We refer to this as the Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP).
We…
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Our staff are working hard to mitigate the impacts of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred to Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors.Stay up to date with our latest notices to industry:Import industry noticesExport industry noticesExport system noticesSupport is available for farmers and…
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16 November 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents.
What has changed?
Purpose
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries…
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3 November 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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