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This program offers security researchers and department clients a direct contact method to report potential security vulnerabilities in the department's technology systems.About the policyWe prioritise system security but recognise vulnerabilities may occur. Use this Vulnerability Disclosure…
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ResiduesIn agriculture, the term ‘residue’ is generally used to describe the small amounts of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, or their breakdown products, that remain in or on an agricultural product.In the broader context of food safety, a substance can be defined as a ‘contaminant’ if it…
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The Environmental Biosecurity Project Fund (EBPF) supports research, innovation and public education projects that help protect Australia from exotic environmental pests, weeds and diseases. Exotic environmental pests are weeds, animals or diseases that are not present in Australia, or are under…
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What's New1 August 2025Addition of Republic of Korea and Japan to the emerging risk countries list.Target high risk goods arriving as airfreight from United States of America and China will be subject to random inspections.Addition of a NEW offshore BMSB treatment option Ethyl Formate.New…
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We have completed the first phase of our review of Australia’s import conditions for tomato and capsicum seed disease testing.This initial phase focused on evaluating seed testing protocols for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV), as well as the…
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Nationally consistent and regularly updated ground cover information is a critical indicator for environmental targets related to soil erosion and land management in Australia. Ground cover or vegetation cover reduces soil erosion, increases water infiltration, enables carbon sequestration and…
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On 7 July 2022, we commenced a pest risk analysis on khapra beetle. For more information visit the Khapra beetle pest risk analysis web page.Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is a small but serious hitchhiker pest, and we want to keep it out of Australia. As such, we have implemented urgent…
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1. EstablishmentThe Secretary, as the Accountable Authority for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department), has established the Audit and Risk Committee (the Committee) in compliance with Subsection 45(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013…
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Requirements for nomineesNominees must meet minimum requirements.There are extra eligibility requirements for some categories.Nominees:cannot self-nominatemust not work for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestryneed to agree to be nominatedmust meet eligibility requirements for…
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Dr Michele Allan AO was appointed on 22 May 2024 as independent reviewer of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB).
Is the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity effective and fit for the future? Final reportThis report fulfils the requirement…
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