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Status of the Asian honey bee in mainland Australia

​Asian honey bees (Apis cerana) were detected in 2007 in the Cairns area of Queensland. Eradication was attempted but the bees became established and have since been found in Cairns, at Mareeba and Lake Eacham, and as far south as Innisfail. Most Asian honey bee detections have been in the city…
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Indicator 6.5a: Direct and indirect employment in the forest sector (2024)

This indicator measures the level of direct and indirect employment in the forest sector. Employment is an important measure of the contribution of forests to viable communities and the national economy.This is the Key information for Indicator 6.5a, published July 2024.Key pointsTotal national…
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Independent reviewer appointed for Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity

Dr Michele Allan AO has been appointed as the independent reviewer of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB).Dr Allan was selected by the National Biosecurity Committee, Agriculture Senior Officials Committee (AGSOC) and Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) because of her…
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The EPBC Act and agriculture

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is Australia’s national environmental legislation. It protects nationally significant animals, plants, habitats and places. These are called ‘protected matters’.Agricultural land managers play a key role in protecting the…
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Meat Notice 2016-03 - Daily hygiene verification of finished USA-eligible sheep, lamb and goat product

​​​Issue Date: 6 July 2016 Contact Officers:Baden Pearse 07 3246 8764​Sam Allan 07 3246 8606 Date of Effect: Immediate Date of Review: 1 July 2018 Distribution CategoriesCentral and…
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41-2021: Urgent Service Disruption: From Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 March 2021 - BICON

19 March 2021 Who does this notice affect? All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period. Information Due to urgent infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages during…
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30-2021: Urgent Scheduled Outage: Monday 22 February 2021 – BICON

22 February 2021 Who does this notice affect? All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) System during this planned maintenance period. Information The department will be conducting urgent infrastructure maintenance from 23:30 Monday 22 February…
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10-2020 - MARS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 08 February to 02:30 Sunday 09 February 2020 (AEDT)

3 February 2020 Who does this notice affect? All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage. Information Due to scheduled maintenance, the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) will be unavailable from…
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*Cancelled* 82-2018 - BICON Scheduled Maintenance from 00:30 to 04:30 Saturday 4th August (AEST)

​​30 July 2018Who does this notice affect? All clients who use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.InformationUpdate: This scheduled maintenance has been cancelled and an…
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151-2019 - Service Disruption: From 20:00 to 23:59 Sunday 29 September 2019 (AEST) - BICON

23 September 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.InformationDue to scheduled…
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