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The WRA system was developed after a review of Australia’s biosecurity systems which identified the need to screen plants for weed potential before importation.Nairn Quarantine ReviewBefore 1996, plants…
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Watch our video to learn more about Australia's biosecurity system, and the challenges we face.
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Biosecurity protects Australia from pests and diseases that could impact on our industries, environment, plants, animals and communities.
It helps keep pests and…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, November 2022
If you are planning to import nursery stock (live plants) into mainland Australia or an Australian External Territory, you must complete the Import notification – nursery stock form and email or fax it to the Department of…
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Exporters must meet our minimum animal health and welfare conditions to export livestock. These are outlined in the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL). ASEL applies to cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, deer, and camelids (including alpaca).We enforce ASEL under our regulatory…
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The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme (the scheme) encourages people and businesses to run projects that reduce emissions or store carbon. The scheme supports projects that avoid the release of greenhouse gas emissions or remove and sequester carbon from the atmosphere and provides…
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As an organisation, we are committed to building a culturewhere difference is valued and respected, and where we worktogether and leverage the benefit of our diversity. Why work for usOur responsibilities are diverse…
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Primary producers affected by drought or natural disastersThe Australian Taxation Office can help farm businesses affected by drought and other natural disasters with:more time to paywaiving penalties or interest charged at a time you were affected by droughtpayment plans with interest free…
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The following external agencies and organisations can provide information about forestry in Australia.National agencies and organisationsAustralian Government AgenciesDepartment of Industry, Science and ResourcesGPO Box 2013CANBERRA ACT 2601Tel: 02 6213 6000Email (online form): …
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Codex Committee on General Principles
(Host Government - France)
The Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) deals with rules, principles and procedures referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, particularly those which define the purpose and scope of Codex work and the nature of…
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Recognizing that agricultural production needs to substantially increase to meet global food, feed, fiber and energy demands in the face of population growth,
Understanding that innovative…
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