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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry manages requirements for the approved arrangement (AA) that an establishment must have in place to be export registered. Keep reading for more information on AAs, and also make sure that you check out our short videos on the ‘Seafood video…
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Issue Date: 31 August 2016Contact Officers:Surjit Kang
Veterinary Officer, Operational Integrity
02 6272 4924Donna Bennett
Director, Operational Integrity
02 6272 3940Category: Legal…
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Date of issue: 12 December 2019
Date of effect: 14 December 2019
Reference Number: MAA2019-10
Attention:
Industries - Industry Bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC)
Export honey and other apiculture products establishments…
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7 January 2017Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat and associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?The…
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia is focused on the global fight against rabies, through regional support for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific.
Zoonoses are diseases that can jump from animals to humans like rabies, Ebola, avian influenza and COVID-19. Every year…
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Date of issue: 25 June 2021
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention:
Export registered fish establishments.
Audit and Assurance Group.
Audit and Assurance Group Auditors.
Purpose
To advise occupiers of a confirmed outbreak of AVG in Victoria and the various control orders and fishing…
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All export registered establishments that prepare, handle and store prescribed dairy products must have an Approved arrangement (AA).
To become export registered you must document and submit a proposed arrangement. This will be assessed by an auditor to determine if your documented system…
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9 April 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?Following…
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30 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All importers of marine and freshwater finfish for either human consumption or for use in aquaculture or as bait. The department will directly contact current permit holders about this change.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Water and…
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We administer 2 sets of legislative requirements for imported food. These requirements:protect Australia against biosecurity risks, under the Biosecurity Act 2015manage imported food safety risks, as set out in the Imported Food Control Act 1992.All imported food must meet biosecurity import…
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