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Background: What is lumpy skin disease and how is it spread?
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a serious viral disease of cattle and buffalo spread by biting insects including stable flies, mosquitoes, ticks and possibly midges. LSD virus tends to spread over long distances by movement of infected…
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Biosecurity officers from the department may need to conduct an audit of offshore manufacturing facilities and export pathways for biological goods, including:
Goods for administration to or consumption by animals
Audit process
Desktop audit
Through the desktop audit process, the department’…
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When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to citrus harvested in Australia if the person who owns the citrus immediately after harvest:sold the citrusprocessed the citrus themselves, orhad the citrus processed by another person.ChargeCharge applies to citrus harvested in and exported from…
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Phalaenopsis spp. nursery stock can be imported into Australia either as nursery stock other than tissue cultures, or as tissue cultures (please see the department’s import conditions database BICON for conditions).Phalaenopsis spp. nursery stock other than tissue cultures can be imported from…
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a multilateral treaty adopted in 1992. It aims to keep greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere stable. This would help prevent dangerous changes to the climate caused by human activities.The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of goods from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.Torres Strait islands are a potential pathway for the movement of exotic pests, weeds and diseases present in countries very close to Australia—the…
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Step 1: What you need to do to be ready and approved to exportThe regulation that applies to you will depend on the role you play in the export process. Please be aware that you can have more than one role.I process, prepare or store goods for exportHow to register an establishment to process,…
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Step 1: What you need to do to be ready and approved to exportThe regulation that applies to you will depend on the role you play in the export process. Please be aware that you can have more than one role.I process, prepare or store goods for exportHow to register an establishment to process,…
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Step 1: What you need to do to be ready and approved to exportThe regulation that applies to you will depend on the role you play in the export process. Please be aware that you can have more than one role.I process, prepare or store goods for exportHow to register an establishment to process,…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, June 2021
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Australian Government response to the report of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee: Regulatory approaches to ensure the safety of pet food [PDF 285 KB]
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