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Higher-risk exotic environmental pests

The full Exotic Environmental Pest List contains 168 exotic species, categorised into 8 biological groups. The 5-6 entries in each group with the highest biosecurity risk are included in a list of 42 species called the ‘higher-risk EEPL’.  Explore these high-risk species on this page. …
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Ship sanitation certification

​​​​​​The department administers Ship Sanitation Certification (SSC) requirements on behalf of the Department of Health and aged care.Ship Sanitation Certification (SSC) is aimed at controlling the spread of international listed human diseases by controlling any vectors of these diseases that could…
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Carp Biological Control Program

European Carp (Cyrpinus carpio), or common carp, are an invasive freshwater pest of Australia’s inland waters.Carp populations in Australia are increasing due to favourable climatic conditions. In infested rivers, carp numbers can be as high as 90% of biomass, outnumbering native fish species. High…
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77-2024: Upcoming enhancements to the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS): herbal tea bags, raw nuts, dried coconut products (excluding desiccated), powdered herbs and spices, fresh and dried mushrooms and truffles from all countries

29 April 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Tea bags from all countries (0902)Raw nuts from all countries (0802.12.00.08, 0801.22.00.37, 0802.22.00.10, 0802.32.00.12, 0802.52.00.23, 0802.62.00.25, 0801.31.00.38, 0801.32.00.39)Powdered herbs and spices (0904.22.00.05, 0904.22.…
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Import industry advice notices 2022

Subscribe Import Industry Advice Notices email notification system Import Industry Advice Notices RSS Feed Import industry advice notices 2022 Date No. Description 23 December 2022 280-2022 Services Restored: Friday 23 December 2022 – Biosecurity Portal…
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Allocating fish stocks between commercial and recreational fishers: examples from Australia and overseas

Authors: Kasia Mazur, Andrea Bath, Jacob Savage and Robert Curtotti Summary The Commonwealth Fisheries Resource Sharing Framework is currently being developed by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. This framework plans to ensure that each sector, commercial, recreational…
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Transport References Committee inquiry report: Independence of regulatory decisions made by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)

​​Introduction On 16 October 2018, the Senate referred the following matters to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 1 February 2019: The independence of regulatory decisions made by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines…
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Natural fibres

​​Michael Dylewski Global textile demand to remain strongIncome and population growth in key markets will support global deman​d for cotton‑based and woollen textiles over the outlook period to 2023–24.Expansion of the…
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Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement

The Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) provides a framework for the sustainable management of Tasmania’s public and privately owned forests.The Australian and Tasmanian governments signed the Tasmanian RFA on 8 November 1997. It was varied on 18 August 2017 to extend its life to 8 November…
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US Government

​U.S. Comments on Australia’s Draft Report for the Non-regulated Analysis of Existing Policy for Apples from New Zealand (G/SPS/N/AUS/205/Add.2) BEGIN COMMENTS: The United States appreciates the…
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