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138-2025: Conclusion of the 2024-25 Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season and BPL vessel inspections

2 May 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.What has changed?The 2024-2025 flight season of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetle will concluded at 23:59 hours (NZST) on Wednesday 30…
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MN 2015-05 - Amended performance criteria for the assessment of the effectiveness of sheep/lamb and goat slaughter floor process control (HACCP)

NSFS Reference: 10Issue date: 22 October 2015 Category: Reinforcement of existing requirementsContact officers:Baden Pearse Field Operations Manager 07 3246 8764Date of effect: ImmediateReview date:…
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World Trade Organization (WTO)

The WTO is vital to the Australian Government’s international efforts to push for substantial reductions in trade distorting subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers used by other countries. It also ensures a fair and level playing field for Australia’s agricultural exports. A key objective of…
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Irrigated agriculture in the Murray-Darling Basin

​​Author: Dale Ashton Key performance results Average farm cash income for dairy farmers in the Murray–Darling Basin peaked in 2013–14, before declining in 2014–15 and 2015–16 because of lower milk prices and higher input costs. In real terms, dairy farm incomes in 2015–16 are estimated to…
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Commencement of an import risk analysis for unshu mandarin fruit from Japan

​19 March 2008BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA ADVICE 2008/08 COMMENCEMENT OF AN IMPORT RISK ANALYSIS FOR UNSHU MANDARIN FRUIT FROM JAPAN This Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an…
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99-2017 – Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Risk Season 2017-18 – Extension of treatment window for some break bulk cargo ex-Italy

27 October 2017Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to clients in the import and shipping industries, including importers and customs brokers, associated with the importation of…
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National Biosecurity Committee Meeting 27 and Strategic Workshop 14

The National Biosecurity Committee met on 14 and 15 February 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania. The Committee progressed the development of a new Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) and…
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Commencement of an import risk analysis for paprika from the Republic of Korea

​18 March 2008 BIOSECURITY AUSTRALIA ADVICE 2008/07 COMMENCEMENT OF AN IMPORT RISK ANALYSIS FOR PAPRIKA FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA This Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an Import Risk Analysis (IRA) under the regulated IRA process to consider the proposal to…
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Invasive Plants and Animals Committee meeting 5

​18 March 2016 The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 18 March 2016 by teleconference. Key issues discussed by the committee are summarised below.Australian Weeds Strategy/Australian…
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2016-59 - Horticulture Exports Program – Export applications for mainland Australian apple and pear growers and packhouses in 2017

25 October 2016PurposeTo advise mainland Australian apple and pear entities that applications for exports to Thailand for the 2017 season have opened.BackgroundCountries with protocol markets have specific…
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