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In August 2024, Dr Sam Hamilton, was formally appointed as Deputy Australian Chief Veterinary Officer (Deputy ACVO). Dr Hamilton had been acting in the role since March 2024 and brings a wealth of experience to this position, particularly in the areas of One Health, animal disease preparedness,…
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Biosecurity is a multi-layered issue. To aid understanding of biosecurity and how it impacts Australia, the department creates videos and other helpful visual resources for reference.
Here you will find materials developed specifically to aid awareness of current biosecurity issues and topics.…
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Listing of Southern Bluefin Tuna as conservation dependent questions and answers
On 24 November 2010, the federal environment minister announced his decision to list southern bluefin tuna as conservation dependent under national environmental law (the Environment Protection and…
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Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge on fresh lychees produced in Australia and sold or exported will change. The change will introduce a Plant Health Australia levy and decrease the marketing and research and development levy.The total levy and charge rate for…
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Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge rate on macadamia nuts harvested in Australia and sold or processed or exported will increase.Rates from 1 January 2025PRODUCTLEVY/CHARGE RATEMacadamia dried kernels sold or processed or exported26.00 cents per…
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From August 2025, we will start to implement new risk management measures for import of dairy products for human consumption. This will include negotiation of new health certificates with trading partners.The transition to new measures will take 12 months to complete.We will negotiate with…
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Animal Health Committee (AHC), April 2023
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Vet Communiqué – April 2023 (PDF 178 KB)
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Animal Health Committee (AHC) provides veterinary leadership and technical expertise for…
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ABARES is developing a Manual for General Surveillance Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). This practical, step-by-step resource supports program coordinators and teams in designing general surveillance programs, including a built-in M&E component. It complements the Guidelines…
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Summary of enhanced import conditions for prawns and prawn products for human consumption.
Importers are responsible for ensuring that the conditions on the import permit are complied with before importing goods into Australia. Please refer to Australia’s Biosecurity Import Conditions database (…
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We regulate the export of fish and fish products as food for human consumption from Australia. This ensures that goods:comply with Australia’s export lawsmeet importing country requirements.Laws and regulationsThe department puts export regulations in place to assure our trading partners that…
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