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The department is responsible for activities which enhance the natural resource base on which our portfolio industries rely by:
developing national initiatives to address issues of sustainable resources management and use
conducting research to build an information base and encourage…
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29 January 2021Who does this notice affect?All clients who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.What has changed?The department acknowledges that clients are currently experiencing delays in…
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On 13 March 2023, the Office of the US Trade Representative announced the reallocation of unused quotas under their imported raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ). Australia was allocated an additional 24,479 tonnes (11% of the unused quota balance). This is in addition to the initial allocation of 89,…
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9 May 2022Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers and importers, wishing to book and manage import inspections at sites in Western Australia can book them via a new Biosecurity Portal from Monday 23 May 2022.Additionally, from Monday 23 May 2022 any requests for…
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19 April 2022Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers and importers, wishing to book and manage import inspections at sites in NSW and ACT can book them via a new Biosecurity Portal from Tuesday 26 April 2022.The Biosecurity Portal is being deployed in phases and…
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22 July 2011
Biosecurity Australia Advice 2011/11 - Final non-regulated analysis: Extension of existing policy for fresh mango fruit from Pakistan
This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) notifies…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is working in collaboration with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) on initiatives to address biosecurity challenges in the Pacific region.
These initiatives are focusing on building local capabilities that…
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The Montréal Process is an initiative which arose from a resolution at the 1992 Earth Summit. It called for sustainable management of forests and was further developed at a 1993 conference on temperate and boreal forests in Montreal, Canada. The Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2017 This brochure provides information about the practical and cooperative initiatives being delivered across northern Australia to…
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January 2019
The Australian Government has responded to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into the Regulation of Australian Agriculture. This was an initiative of the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper aimed at identifying unnecessary red tape and other constraints on farm businesses.…
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