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Timber and bamboo packaging used to support, protect or carry imported goods must meet the import conditions outlined in BICON.Import conditions vary depending on the type of packaging. The following BICON cases apply:For packaging imported as a commodity, use the ‘Timber and bamboo packaging…
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Land use mapping in Australia is conducted broadly at two scales: national scale and catchment scale (see figures below). Both land use mapping methods use the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification system.National scale (1:2,500,000) uses a modelling approach to integrate…
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Australia remains the only continent free from high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b (H5N1 HPAI), with unprecedented global spread of this virus and impacts on the poultry industries and wildlife populations abroad in recent years.Australia has a long history of having an enviable…
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13 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel)) to Australia from…
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Carbon EDGE training (MLA)Carbon EDGE is a 2-day MLA training program for the red meat industry, providing participants with an understanding of the opportunities for emissions reduction and carbon storage activities in a livestock grazing business. Participants use their own information to develop…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry develops policies to allow for the safe importation of animals, their genetic material and other animal products.These policies are based on biosecurity risk analyses completed by the department. These analyses consider the biosecurity risk…
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OverviewBiological control kills or sterilises the target pest, thereby reducing its abundance within the designated site or area.Examples of biological control agents include parasitoids, predators, or pathogenic fungi or viruses. This measure also includes the release of sterile insects (Sterile…
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OverviewPost-entry quarantine (PEQ) containment of consignments for further inspection, screening and remedial action if pest detection thresholds are exceeded.Examples include PEQ of live plants, growing media, and tissue culture. The consignment is held in PEQ for a set period that allows the…
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29 September 2015This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders of the release of a draft policy for the importation of honey bee semen from approved countries into Australia.The Department of Agriculture…
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15 July 2011
Biosecurity Australia Advice 2011/09 - Draft pest risk analysis report for Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae associated with Actinidia propagative material
This Biosecurity Australia…
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