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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018 lapsed when parliament was dissolved in early 2019.A new Bill, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and…
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Editorial and approval process for ANZSDPs

​​This is part of a process to draft and review ANZSDPs by scientific experts, managed through a set of standardised procedures.1. BackgroundThe primary objective of the Australian and New Zealand standard…
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Ship sanitation certification

​​​​​​The department administers Ship Sanitation Certification (SSC) requirements on behalf of the Department of Health and aged care.Ship Sanitation Certification (SSC) is aimed at controlling the spread of international listed human diseases by controlling any vectors of these diseases that could…
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2023-77: Plant Exports – 2023/24 Christmas and New Year closure arrangements

11 December 2023 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers (AOs) of the 2023–24 Christmas and New Year period office arrangements. Summary of changes and key points Our Canberra offices will be closed for the Christmas/New Year period…
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77-2024: Upcoming enhancements to the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS): herbal tea bags, raw nuts, dried coconut products (excluding desiccated), powdered herbs and spices, fresh and dried mushrooms and truffles from all countries

29 April 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Tea bags from all countries (0902)Raw nuts from all countries (0802.12.00.08, 0801.22.00.37, 0802.22.00.10, 0802.32.00.12, 0802.52.00.23, 0802.62.00.25, 0801.31.00.38, 0801.32.00.39)Powdered herbs and spices (0904.22.00.05, 0904.22.…
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125-2025: Expansion of Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) onto import pathways for test kits and purified antibodies

16 April 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Test kits not testing for disease agents, imported under tariff codes 3822.19, 3002.12 or 3002.15.Purified antibodies raised against inorganic material or antigens from multicellular organisms, imported under tariff codes 3002.12 or…
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Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation

Dr Laurence MoundDr Laurence Mound is a taxonomist who has made significant contributions to Australia’s biosecurity and entomology during his career. He is a world-leading authority on the minute insects called thrips (Thysanoptera), many of which are known as crop pests and vectors of plant…
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2022-11: China: Fish: Do you catch, store or prepare fish or fish products that are exported to China? China Import Food Enterprise Registration System

Date of issue: 13 July 2022 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA2022-11 Related MAAs: N/A Attention Industries—Industry bodies - Seafood Export Consultative Committee Export establishments Exporters Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional…
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2022-10: China: Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: requirement to complete China Import Food Enterprise Registration details prior to renewal

Date of issue: 3 November 2022 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA2022- 10 Attention Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, Australian Food and Grocery Council Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional offices Purpose To update advice provided in…
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Approved certifying bodies

The Export Control (Organic Goods) Rules 2021 enable the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) to assess an organic certifier and recognise it as an approved certifying body. Once an organic certifier is recognised as an approved certifying body, it may perform the…
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