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19 December 2014Who does this notice affect?This notice outlines for internal and external stakeholders, the Department of Agriculture’s Christmas and New Year operating hours in regional offices,…
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[expand all] Why was this review conducted?The review is required as part of Australia’s WTO obligations. Because a provisional quarantine pest status for Radopholus similis was recommended in the…
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Biosecurity Matters
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 3
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Harry Smithard
Harry was one of the first detector dog handlers along with Rachel from our previous episode. In this podcast Harry outlines the initial challenges of the detector dog program…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 3
Guest: Dr Mark Schipp, Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an issue that poses a serious and long-term threat to human and animal health in…
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Step 1: What you need to do to be ready and approved to exportThe regulation that applies to you will depend on the role you play in the export process. Please be aware that you can have more than one role.I manage a cattle farm, feedlot or saleyardHow to gain accreditation for a property to…
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This indicator uses the coverage and implementation of formal genetic resource conservation mechanisms as a measure of the degree to which timber species genetic resources are managed and conserved.This is Key information for Indicator 1.3b, published October 2024.Key pointsThere are 129 tree…
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Updated May 2025Implementing individual electronic identification (eID) for sheep and goats is a national effort. Information provided through the national Sheep and Goat Traceability Task Force is shared to help coordinate the national effort.Australian Capital TerritoryImplementation dates1…
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Here you will find a range of resources that can help with your due diligence process. This page will be updated as new resources become available.Department guidance materialWe have developed the following optional guidance material to help you understand and meet your due diligence requirements…
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As Topic 1 examined, carbon farming activities aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store carbon. They also deliver economic and other co-benefits for farmers, land managers, environmental values and communities.These co-benefits include earning ACCUs and gaining Climate Active certification…
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