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The Biosecurity Act 2015 (the Biosecurity Act) explains how we manage biosecurity threats to plant, animal and human health in Australia and its external territories.
We manage biosecurity to ensure a very low level of risk. This draws a balance between protecting Australia from pests and…
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6 September 2019Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity…
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8 April 2010
Biosecurity Australia Advice 2010/10
This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) announces the formal commencement of concurrent import risk analyses (IRAs) for the United States, Canada and Japan to assess the animal quarantine risks from the importation of beef and beef products…
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Pay this charge directly to the Department of Home Affairs When import charges applyImport charge applies to forest products imported into Australia.ExemptionsImport charge does not apply if the total combined levies and charges the importer would have to pay in a financial year is less than $…
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Date of issue: 11 October 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention
Industry bodies, Seafood Export Consultative Committee
Registered export manufacturing establishments
Registered exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional office…
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When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to avocados harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest:sold the avocadosprocessed the avocados themselves, orhad the avocados processed by another person.ChargeCharge applies to avocados harvested in and exported…
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When levies applyLevy applies to whole milk produced in Australia if the person who owns the milk immediately after it is produced:delivered the milk to a processing establishment in Australia themselveshad the milk delivered to a processing establishment by another personsold the milk to a…
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When levies applyLevy applies to logs produced from trees felled in Australia if the person who owns the logs immediately after felling of the trees:sold the logsprocessed the logs for a commercial purpose themselves, orhad the logs processed for a commercial purpose by another person.…
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When levies applyLevy applies to pasture seeds harvested in Australia and certified under a certification scheme.ExemptionsNo exemptions apply to the pasture seed levy.Who collects and paysThe levy is paid by the person who owns the pasture seeds immediately before they are harvested. We call…
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For dried grapes, see dried grapes levy and charge. When levies applyLevy applies to fresh grapes or dried grapes where the grapes were grown in and delivered to a grape processing premises in Australia.A premises is a grape processing premises if, in a financial year or either of the last 2…
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