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Under international law, foreign governments are entitled to invoke sovereign immunity on State-owned or operated aircraft arriving into Australian territory. Whenever the claim of sovereign immunity is invoked, biosecurity officers are not permitted to board sovereign immune aircraft to conduct…
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4 February 2011
Biosecurity Australia Advice 2011/01 - Import risk analysis for the importation of beef and beef products from the United States
This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) notifies…
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The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met from 20 - 21 April 2016 and considered the following issues: Review of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity The committee noted the progress of the…
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Australia is one of the few countries in the world that remains free of rabies.
If rabies became established in Australia, the toll on human and animal health would be profound and the cost of response and elimination immense.
At least 60,000 people die from rabies each year, with the majority of…
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18 August 2008
Commencement of an Import Risk Analysis for Table Grapes from China
This Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an import risk analysis (IRA) under the…
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30 October 2008Biosecurity Australia Advice 2008/33Release of Final Import Risk Analysis Report for Chicken MeatThis Biosecurity Australia Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the final import…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, November 2022
If you are planning to import nursery stock (live plants) into mainland Australia or an Australian External Territory, you must complete the Import notification – nursery stock form and email or fax it to the Department of…
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Regulatory framework for livestock exports - March 2014
On 21 October 2011, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry announced that the Australian Government would extend the exporter supply chain assurance system (ESCAS) framework developed for Indonesia to all markets for…
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The risk to Australia
Weeds cost the Australian economy billions of dollars in control measures and lost income each year. They reduce agricultural production by competing with crops, introducing crop diseases and restrict our ability to trade internationally by contaminating crops and wool.…
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The risk to Australia
Plant diseases cost Australia millions of dollars each year as they reduce productivity, increase the cost of production, impact on our ability to trade both locally and internationally and adversely affect our environment and biodiversity.
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