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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018.
Acacia forest is Australia’s second most common forest type after Eucalypt forest, with 10.8 million hectares or 8.2% of Australia's total native forest area. Almost 1,000 species of acacia occur in…
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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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26 November 2015The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 26 November 2015 and considered the following issues:Exotic Weeds Incursion Agreement The committee noted the update from the…
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The department is involved in international efforts to foster the sustainable management of forests globally and combat illegal logging and associated trade. Our department aims to assist our forest industries through international engagement that benefits their interests, in turn supporting the…
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28 August 2019Who does this notice affect? This notice affects importers, import industry participants, the airline and shipping industries and other people bringing goods into Australia. Goods include…
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Preliminary Australian Government response to the Productivity Commission report on the rural Research and Development Corporations
15 June 2011
In February 2010, the Australian Government…
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Purpose of this document
This document is designed to assist importers with the submission of information/applications for the import of fertile hatching eggs (poultry).
Submission of forms and applications
The following table summarises the timeframes for submission of forms and applications.…
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22 December 2022
From 1 February 2023 the Biosecurity Portal will be the only way for most clients to book cargo import inspections with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The portal is a streamlined process for booking import inspections that gives clients full control of…
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Ready-to-eat (RTE) cooked poultry pâté and poultry livers
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Reference POL 09/2015
All imported food must comply with Australia’s biosecurity import conditions.
Check the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) to determine if the food you…
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13th January 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved Arrangements, Custom Brokers, Manned depots, Freight Forwarders, and clients with low volumes of import inspection requests can booking and manage their inspection request bookings using the Biosecurity Portal. For these clients, from…
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