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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 28 and 29 September 2022 in Hobart, Tasmania. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr Chris Locke (Deputy Secretary, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) and Mr Malcolm Letts (Chief Biosecurity Officer, Biosecurity Queensland).…
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13 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Some importers of marine and freshwater ornamental finfish
What has changed?
As advised in Industry Advice Notice 76-2021, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment will remove countries from the approved country lists for marine and…
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Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.All biosecurity requirements must be met before Imported…
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17 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of:
processed stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients, additives and supplements
pet food, including bird food and fish food
aquarium, hatchery or aquaculture feed.
What has changed?
We’re making it easier to apply to import a range of…
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28 July 2015Summary All on-shore cold treatment facilities intending to export horticulture commodities that are fruit fly hosts to Thailand must submit an ‘Export listing application form’ by Tuesday 11…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program’s National Management Group (NMG) held its first meeting under new governance arrangements.The NMG recognised the significant ongoing efforts by the Program to eradicate fire ants from Australia under the new Response Plan 2023–2027 and acknowledged the…
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Australia’s first National Climate Change and Agriculture Statement has arrived.
Launched by agriculture ministers on 13 July 2023, the national statement is a genuine collaboration between Commonwealth and state and territory governments.
The national statement:
draws on existing research and…
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DownloadList of permitted live freshwater ornamental fish (PDF 384 KB)List of permitted live freshwater ornamental fish (DOCX 264 MB)List of permitted live marine ornamental fish (PDF 431 KB)List of permitted live marine ornamental fish (DOCX 264 MB)If you have difficulty accessing these files,…
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Australia’s Indigenous peoples and communities, which comprise all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, value forests for a range of cultural, social and economic reasons. Substantial areas of Australia’s land and forest estate also have recognised ownership, management,…
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Australia’s aquatic animal disease surveillance and reporting system comprises components to:require domestic reporting of diseases, including those on Australia’s National List of Reportable Diseases…
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