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Guides for exporting livestock

Step 1: What you need to do to be ready and approved to export The 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 prepare or store livestock for export by sea How to register an establishment to…
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Treated ballast water and its impact on port water quality

​​ ​Concerns have been raised by state environmental protection authorities about the prospect of large volumes of chemically treated ballast water, above, being discharged in Australian ports. Authors: Rupert…
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Approved arrangements glossary

Guide to using the glossary This glossary contains common terms, acronyms and definitions that relate to approved arrangements. It is subject to review on a regular basis. Definitions that are not contained within this glossary can be found in the Biosecurity Act 2015 (the Act) or in…
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7. Other work needed to understand social and economic impacts

​​As identified in Section 2.0, the set of recommended indicators provide a useful but limited understanding of the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators are necessarily…
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System notifications

This webpage contains industry notices relating specifically to system maintenance, outages and service disruptions associated with the department’s biosecurity import systems.Please see below for information relating to changes to publication of these notices and email notification subscription…
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AHC Vet Communique - March 2020

​Publication details Animal Health Committee (AHC), March 2020 Download Document Pages File size AHC Vet Communique March 2020 PDF​ ​ 2 201 KB If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web…
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Failing Food Report – January 2020

​​​Publication details​ Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, January 2020 This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). [Expand all] Risk food tests We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We…
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Stakeholder input

Stakeholder meetingsMr Borthwick conducted face-to-face discussions with key government, industry, environment, scientific and other stakeholders throughout the course of the review, including the following:Austral FisheriesAustralian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and…
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Fruit flies (exotic)

PLANT PEST The melon fruit fly is one of the exotic species that threaten Australia’s production of fruit and vegetables.Florida Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org. Fruit flies (exotic)Exotic to Australia. Mediterranean fruit fly is…
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Honey bee and pollination continuity strategy

​​Publication details May 2011 The objective of the strategy is to have arrangements in place that allow the honey bee industry, crop industries responsive to honey bee pollination and governments to prepare for, and respond quickly and efficiently to, the establishment of varroa in Australia…
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