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Check our advice on importing plant-based animal feed.
Production questionnaire: Animal consumption and environmental purposes
September 2022
If you are importing plant-based goods for animal consumption and environmental purposes production to Australia, you will need to ask the facilities that…
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On One Health Day 2022 Australia’s Three Chiefs are highlighting the importance of working together to address environmental changes contributing to disease threats affecting human, animal, plant and environmental health.
Threats to wildlife populations, production animals, and the global human…
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In December 2023 Dr Beth Cookson was appointed Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer following the retirement of Dr Mark Schipp. Dr Cookson brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked in various operational and policy roles in the department since 2006, most recently as Deputy Chief…
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Australia is strengthening its biosecurity capabilities with technology that identifies potential biosecurity threats in minutes, instead of hours. This is revolutionising how we protect our agricultural and environmental assets.The department has deployed new identification technology that enables…
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Date of issue: 01 November 2019
Date of effect: 01 November 2019
Attention:
Licensed exporters and EDI users
Export registered establishments
Egg industry body – Australian Egg Limited
Purpose
To notify industry of the extension to the independent review consultation period, now 15…
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By accessing the information presented in this media, each user waives and releases the Commonwealth of Australia to the full extent permitted by law from all liability for loss or damage arising from the use of, or reliance on,…
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Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000 kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high risk animal and plant pests and diseases. Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through the…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has successfully eradicated an exotic ant which arrived at the Port of Brisbane and could have posed a serious biosecurity risk if they continued to spread.
Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity, Dr Chris Locke, said this successful eradication went…
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25 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia.
What has changed?
Companion animal services will remain fully operational until COB Friday, 24 December 2022 and will re-open at…
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25 January 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All Operators of premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspection, audit, surveillance or other purposes).
What has changed?
Following the emergence of COVID positive cases within Third Party Premises in 2020, the department wrote to…
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