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80-2022: Australian biofouling management requirements

17 May 2022 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to all vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance. What has changed? New biofouling management requirements for…
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Australia-New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) Meeting 15

Joint Communiqué6 November 2019, Auckland, New ZealandThe Australian and New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) was established in 1999 under the Australia–New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement. The ANZBC met on 6 November 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand for their…
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Preparing for import

​Before your goods leave the country of origin, they should be packaged and treated to meet the import requirements set by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.To make sure your goods are cleared with minimal delay, follow these steps:Use a clean containerCheck biosecurity risk…
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128-2023: Changes to the use and disclosure of information under the Biosecurity Act 2015

1/06/2023 Who does this notice affect? All stakeholders who provide information to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) under the Biosecurity Act 2015 – including importers, customs brokers, biosecurity industry participants (BIPs), treatment providers, aircraft or vessel…
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2.2. Why you might undertake carbon farming

First, let’s briefly provide an overview of some of the co-benefits of carbon farming before looking into the co-benefits of particular carbon farming activities.Carbon farming helps tackle climate change by reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions and storing more carbon in soil and…
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ACPPO Webinar Series

The Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO) Webinar series, hosted by Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith showcase plant health research, innovation, and biosecurity initiatives; fostering collaboration between the department, plant health stakeholders and…
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125-2020 – Strengthening biosecurity risk management associated with onshore processing of imported plant and animal materials at an approved arrangement class 3.0

4 August 2020 Who does this notice affect? Importers of: plant, animal or microbial derived ingredients for use in pet and other animal food processing seeds, nuts, fresh produce and other unprocessed plant material such as cotton, jute and hops other animal and microbial materials such as…
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Biosecurity Advice 2021-P03 – Release of the final pest risk analysis for Pepino mosaic virus and pospiviroids associated with tomato seed

26 February 2021 Download Document Pages File size Biosecurity Advice 2021-P03 - Release of the final pest risk analysis for Pepino mosaic virus and pospiviroids associated with tomato seed PDF  2 189 KB If you have difficulty accessing these files,…
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Biosecurity Advice 2016/28 - Cooked turkey meat from the United States - draft review

​​​​The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources invites stakeholders to provide comments on Cooked turkey meat from the United States—draft review by 15 October 2016. 16 August 2016The…
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Draft risk analysis report for the release of Baeodromus eupatorii for the biological control of the weed Ageratina adenophora

​​19 February 2014 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of a draft risk analysis report to consider a proposal for the release of the rust fungus Baeodromus eupatorii for the biological control of the weed Ageratina adenophora. The draft report is being issued for 30 days…
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