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Australia is one of the few countries in the world that remains free of rabies.We have strict biosecurity import conditions to keep Australia rabies free. Rabies is a serious viral disease that affects many animals. It can infect humans and more than 60,000 people die of rabies every year.Check if…
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Are you a registered veterinarian? If so, you can apply to be an Accredited Veterinarian (AAV).We use AAVs to ensure the health and welfare of livestock before and during export. If you are interested in doing this work, you must:be registered with the veterinary surgeon's board in the state or…
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Important—You can lodge your cotton and seed cotton return online.
The cotton levy was first introduced 1 March 1983. The seed cotton levy and charge was introduced 1 April 2017. Cotton that is produced and processed in Australia will attract the cotton levy. Harvested seed cotton that is…
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We regulate the export of fish and fish products as food for human consumption from Australia. This ensures that goods:comply with Australia’s export lawsmeet importing country requirements.Laws and regulationsThe department puts export regulations in place to assure our trading partners that…
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August 2017
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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources report: Safe Keeping: Inquiry into the biosecurity of Australian honey bees [PDF 472KB]
Australian Government response to the House of Representatives…
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Accredited veterinarians (AAVs) ensure the health and welfare of livestock before and during export.AAVs have professional oversight to ensure animal health and welfare standards are met. This provides confidence to stakeholders including the:Australian Governmentexporterrelevant authority of the…
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Certain food imported into Australia must be covered by a food safety management certificate. Imported food that require this type of certificate will be listed in the Imported Food Control Order 2019.
See a current list of food requiring this certificate.
The certificate is evidence that a food…
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14 February 2020
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the carrot industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export carrots to Taiwan in 2020.
Summary of changes and key points
Interested carrot farms and packhouses from New…
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Important—You can lodge your forest industries products return online.The forest industries products levy was first introduced 1 July 1994. Logs that are produced in Australia and are delivered to a mill in Australia for processing or that are exported from Australia will attract a levy or…
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We completed an import risk assessment (IRA) for ornamental finfish in 1999.
Steps to complete this risk analysis
When we do a risk analysis, we:
start the risk analysis by reviewing the science on pests and diseases of concern
assess and analyse biosecurity risks
develop proposed risk…
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