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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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RHDV1, RHDV1a variant and RHDV2Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), or calicivirus is a virus that typically causes a rapidly fatal disease in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). There are three types of RHDV present in Australia (RHDV1, RHDV1a and RHDV2).The classical RHDV1 strain was…
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7 August 2023Who does this notice affect?Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.What has changed?The Port of Port Adelaide FPOE determination has been amended to designate ‘Inner Harbour 29’ as a Biosecurity Entry Point (BEP) for…
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Commonwealth, state and territory fishery ministers met virtually today, for the first time since 2019.Ministers acknowledged the importance of the fishing and seafood sector to both the economy and the Australian community.Minister Watt announced the release of the Australian Government…
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The first Victorian RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place on 29 March 2021. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment; the Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP); and the…
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently indicated that global agricultural production would need to increase by 70 percent by 2050 in order to meet the rising international…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Export Documentation System (EXDOC) is used to generate export documents.
EXDOC can be used to electronically request and issue:
export permits
certificates and related documents as required by importing countries.
To register as an…
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Date of issue: 29 November 2023
Date of effect: 4 December 2023
Attention
Industry bodies
Registered export manufacturing establishments
Registered exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional offices
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice…
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19 October 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Industry who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.
What has changed?
The department continues to experience high volumes of entry lodgements,…
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New supply chain biosecurity arrangements for imported cargo – (Green Lane Program)
In 2021-22 the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry conducted a proof-of-concept trial with various import businesses to test whether their systems and supply chain controls could be leveraged to…
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