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11 November 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry, authorised officers (AOs) and export establishments of clarifications and changes to the horticulture inspection instructional materials.Summary of changes and key pointsThe following instructional material has been…
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9 October 2023In response to Japanese encephalitis virus being detected on the Australian mainland in 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a policy review of the risk of Japanese encephalitis in horses imported from approved countries. All comments on the draft…
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Travelling to AustraliaĐi du lịch hoặc trở về Úc PDF [277] – Travelling or returning to AustraliaHọc tập tại Úc PDF [1.72 MB] - Studying in AustraliaTết Trung thu PDF [216 KB] - Mid-Autumn Moon FestivalTết Nguyên Đán PDF [467 KB] - Lunar New YearPassenger announcementsPassenger…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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9 May 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers of updates to the instructional materials relating to audit processes.Summary of changes and key pointsThe following instructional material has been updated on the Plant Export Operational Manual:…
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ResourcesAHC member websitesAustralian Centre for Disease PreparednessAustralian Capital TerritoryCommonwealthNorthern TerritoryNew South WalesQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern AustraliaAHC observer websitesAnimal Health AustraliaWildlife Health AustraliaOther websitesAHC Communique…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 2
Guest: Andrew Tongue, Deputy Secretary, Biosecurity and Compliance, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Find out why biosecurity is important for Australia, the growing challenges the biosecurity system is…
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Friday 9 September 2022
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Commonwealth, state and territory agriculture ministers met virtually on Friday 9 September 2022 for the second Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) since the election of the Albanese Government. This meeting had a strong biosecurity focus and…
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The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) was first independently reviewed in 2017 with the current IGAB coming into effect in 2019.In July 2017, the independent panel presented the final report, Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system: an independent review of the capacity of the…
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Biotechnology is a powerful enabling technology that has the potential to revolutionise many industries, including agriculture. Biotechnology offers benefits for farmers, the food manufacturing industry, consumers and the community; and the department supports the development and use of…
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