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53-2025: Services Restored: Friday 28 February 2025 – COLS

28 February 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.InformationThe unplanned service disruption to the department’s Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) has been…
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Guidelines - Science and Innovation Awards

Publication details Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (published as the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment), August 2020 Downloads Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 2021-2024: Grant Opportunity Guidelines (…
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Questions and Answers

​Release of the Final report for the non–regulated analysis of existing policy for the fresh lychee fruit from Taiwan and Vietnam 16 April 2013 A non-regulated analysis of existing policy Why was…
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Meat Notice 2018-06 - Goat Targeted Antibacterial Residue Testing (GTART) and Horse Targeted Antibacterial Residue Testing Program (HTART) – Antibacterial Confirmatory Testing for Suspect Goats and Horses

​​​NSFS reference: 13Issue date: 27/11/2018​​Date of effect: ImmediateReview date: November 2020Contact officers:Dugald MacLachlan Director Residues and Microbiology Policy 02 6272 3183Mac Tawadros…
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Import of cooked duck meat from Thailand

We have completed a final report for the Import risk review for cooked duck meat from Thailand. Steps to complete this risk analysis When we do a risk analysis, we: start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concern assess and analyse biosecurity risks…
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Questions and answers for the draft non-regulated risk analysis for table grapes from Korea

13 April 2011​​Why is this non-regulated risk analysis being undertaken? Australia is responding to a formal market access request for table grapes from Korea submitted in 2007. Why is the risk…
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Residue and residue testing

​​ResiduesIn agriculture, the term ‘residue’ is generally used to describe the small amounts of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, or their breakdown products, that remain in or on an agricultural…
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Analysis – How global energy prices are affecting the price of Australian farm inputs

High global energy prices and disruptions to global supply chains led to sharp rises in farm input costs, including fertiliser and diesel, in 2021 and 2022. International energy prices have been falling since mid-2022. However, the cost of fertiliser and fuel remain higher than long-term averages…
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eCert (electronic certification) for Australia

  What is eCert? eCert allows importing and exporting government agencies to exchange government certificates electronically. It works via a secure and encrypted data exchange. We use eCert to exchange: phytosanitary certificates for plant and plant-related products sanitary…
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Failing Food Report – July 2017

​​​​Publication details Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, July 2017 This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data o​n activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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