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Group pest risk analysis for thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports

​​​​​​The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed its group pest risk analysis (PRA) for thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports. As our first group PRA, we considered the biosecurity risk posed by plant-feeding thrips insects (…
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Group pest risk analyses

​​​We are improving the effectiveness and consistency of the pest risk analysis (PRA) process. A key step in this process is the development of a group PRA approach. In a PRA, we evaluate the evidence to determine whether an organism: is a pest needs regulation needs phytosanitary measures…
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Scientific Advisory Group

Members of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) are independent experts who have been appointed by the Director of Biosecurity. The SAG can provide advice on our biosecurity import risk analyses (BIRAs). We can also utilise members of the SAG in their capacity as independent experts to review our…
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Roles and responsibilities in an import risk analysis

​We involve a range of stakeholders when we conduct import risk analyses. Departmental officers Departmental officers provide a combination of experience and expertise in: risk analysis as it relates to biosecurity science and regulation animal and/or plant pests and diseases industry and/…
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Conducting an import risk analysis

Overview Australia’s economy relies on strong and open trade. Every day, we import a range of live animals, plants and animal and plant products. We must determine if an animal, plant or animal/plant product is safe to import to Australia before importing it. This is because these imported goods…
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Current risk analyses

There are no current risk analyses available.
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Final risk analysis report for the release of Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata

​​​5 March 2014 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that a policy recommendation has been made to allow release of the geometrid moth Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata. Release of Eueupithecia sp.2 may be permitted, subject to standard…
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Departmental Policy - Health and safety management

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, 2019This guideline outlines the Department of Agriculture commitment to health and safety management.​DownloadDocumentPagesFile size Departmental…
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13. Aiolopus thalassinus (nymph)

​Nymph description 13 of 15 Distribution Nymph Description: The colour is brown to green in early stages and more green in later ones. In profile the…
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Description of nymphs

​​Species Go to description of:1. Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera Nymph 2. Spur-throated locust,…
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