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Date of issue: 14 May 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry that a draft 2021–22 cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS) for each food export arrangement has been published on the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment's website for public…
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Gardening is a great Australian pastime.Across the country, people turn to their gardens as a way to relax and enrich their lives.It might surprise you that as a gardener – regardless of the size of your garden – you have a responsibility to uphold and protect our biosecurity status by…
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The Department of Agriculture manages 2 European Union (EU) and 2 United Kingdom (UK) export dairy tariff rate quotas, which were initially put in place after the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round (1994) for the EU, and split between the EU and UK as a result of the United Kingdom…
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The APS Employee Census is an annual survey that collects confidential feedback from APS employees on a wide range of workforce topics, including:Job satisfactionEmployee engagementPerformance managementLeadershipGeneral impressions of the APS.It provides all APS employees with an opportunity to…
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Date of effect: 2 March 2026AttentionImporters of enoki mushrooms and kava, and brokers acting on behalf of these importers.PurposeTo advise of changes to the inspection and testing of imported enoki mushrooms, and kava from New Zealand pending registration of amendments to the Imported Food…
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What are we delivering, and why is it important for animal welfare in Australia? What are we delivering?The government is strengthening a national approach to animal welfare by investing $5 million over 4 years (2023-2027) to renew the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS).The Australian…
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Date of issue: 27 March 2026Date of effect: ImmediateAttention:Industries – Dairy Export Industry Consultative CommitteeExport registered dairy establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Central and regional officesPurposeTo advise industry of updated…
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Date of issue: 27 March 2026Date of effect: ImmediateAttention:Industries – Seafood Export Consultative CommitteeExport seafood establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Central and regional officesPurposeTo advise industry of updated load-out…
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Over the past 5 years, biosecurity officers at the border have intercepted 22 detections of illegally hidden hatching eggs. In recent months the rate of detections has notably spiked.Fertile eggs, capable of hatching are classified as hatching eggs and bringing these, or any animal eggs into our…
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10 February 2026Who does this notice affect?Importers of rice for human consumption, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved arrangement class 19.2.What has changed?The department is running a verification operation on imported rice for…
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