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Travelling between New Zealand and Australia has gone digital on some flights thanks to a new digital travel declaration pilot process launched on 21 October.Eligible passengers can now submit their Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) up to 72 hours before travelling. Providing their declarations…
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13 September 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of upcoming changes to Manual of Importing Country Requirements (Micor) cases for plant and plant products and potential updates to relevant Request for Permits (RFPs).Summary of changes and key pointsOn Monday, 16…
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14/06/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Importers and customs brokers of wooden furniture
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is implementing community protection (CP) questions on targeted tariffs related to wooden furniture. This change is…
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Four-Monthly Report to The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Hon. Tony Burke M.P. on the Implementation of The Callinan Inquiry (No. 2, March 2009)
Background
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Author: Rupert Summerson
Didemnum vexillum from New Zealand.Photo courtesy of C. Woods, NIWA.Source: NIMPIS
OverviewCarpet sea squirt is a colonial ascidian that is thought to be native to Japan. It is a filter feeder that can overgrow everything and spread…
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Cattle farmers Ian and Julie Firth, along with other producers across the Northern Tablelands of NSW, have built resilience in their grazing enterprises through the Drought Resilient Pasture Landscapes project, delivered by University of New England (UNE) Armidale.The project, supported by the…
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OverviewPost-entry quarantine (PEQ) containment of consignments for further inspection, screening and remedial action if pest detection thresholds are exceeded.Examples include PEQ of live plants, growing media, and tissue culture. The consignment is held in PEQ for a set period that allows the…
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OverviewThis measure reduces pest abundance in the designated area or site by attracting and killing the pest.Examples of this measure include bait spraying, mass-trapping, coloured sticky traps with or without pheromone lures, and the use of trap crops.Evaluating the efficacy of this measure…
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Cattle exported to Indonesia in July 2023July 2025DownloadReport 239: Independent Observer summary report on MV Galloway Express in July 2023 (PDF 354 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Voyage summaryLivestock: 3,138 cattleVessel: MV Galloway…
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The department will continue its collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA), with the Australian Government providing a $6.4 million grant to the University of Melbourne to continue biosecurity research crucial to protecting the nation’s agricultural,…
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