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23 September 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All first point of entry port operators, vessel agents and crew who interact with international vessels arriving from Indonesia.
What has changed?
There is currently an active outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia. FMD is a…
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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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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, August 2023
We have developed the Urban Search and Rescue Taskforces – Biosecurity Guidelines. The guidelines provide information and guidance on Australian biosecurity requirements for returning search and rescue teams deployed overseas, and…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, August 2021
This policy seeks to ensure the efficient deployment of departmental FSMAs in a manner enabling inspection activities to be undertaken consistent with the Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production and…
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The National Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Expert Group (expert group) was established by the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) in March 2015 as a recommendation from the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) Implementation Taskforce. The role of the expert group is to develop…
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The National Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Expert Group (expert group) was established by the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) in March 2015 as a recommendation from the Intergovernmental…
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An international student’s visa has been cancelled and an infringement notice of $3,756 issued for attempting to bring more than 2kg of cooked meat, eggs and frangipani flowers into Australia.
Biosecurity detector dog, Ghost, sniffed out the offending items at Adelaide airport’s baggage claim…
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The Australian Government is a signatory to arrangements that will provide support from other participating countries during an emergency animal disease outbreak. It is also a signatory to arrangements…
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18 December 2018Who does this notice affect? Importers and brokers of cargo who are awaiting clearance or document assessment from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources since the 14th of…
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The incidence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in Indonesia has stabilised with reported cases falling from over 12,000 per day in mid-2022 during the initial outbreak to around 25 per day currently.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will bring biosecurity measures for travellers…
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