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The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) was first independently reviewed in 2017 with the current IGAB coming into effect in 2019.In July 2017, the independent panel presented the final report, Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system: an independent review of the capacity of the…
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We are building a stronger biosecurity system to protect Australia from the increasing risk of hitchhiker pests in sea containers and goods.
Some examples of hitchhiker pests. Top left khapra beetle, top right spotted lanternfly, bottom left giant African…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, July 2018DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeWestern Australia Biosecurity Roundtable Report - 4 July 2018, Perth PDF154.3 MBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online contentThe 2018 Western…
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Introduction
The Australian apple and pear industry takes this opportunity to express to Biosecurity Australia its extreme disquiet over the proposal to import apples from China and particularly over…
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We initiated the prawn imports review following an outbreak of white spot disease in 2016–17.
We have:
assessed the biosecurity risks of importing non-viable, farm-sourced, frozen, uncooked whole prawns intended for human consumption
developed proposed measures to manage the identified risks…
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Office of the Director-General
Reference:08/18815
Cover Letter
Ms Louise van Meurs
General Manager
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Dear Ms van Meurs…
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This page contains a glossary of specific terms used within the Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics reports, acronyms and unit, and a fish name concordance. It also lists all references within the 2018 edition.
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Aquaculture: commercial growing of…
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Last updated 1 July 2025DownloadNotice to Industry 18: Guide to import fees for horses (PDF 313 KB)If you have difficulty accessing this file, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online versionIntroductionThe purpose of this Notice to Industry (NTI) is to clarify the fees that may be charged by…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 23 February 2022, low-pressure troughs brought rainfall to northern and eastern parts of the country. In recent days, intense storms resulted in localised flooding to parts of northern New South Wales and…
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We have reviewed Australia’s policies for testing tomato and capsicum seed, initially focusing on Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV). As part of this process, we are making changes to existing testing requirements to reduce the risk of infected seed…
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