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30 June 2017This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that:The import suspension on uncooked prawns will lapse on 6 July 2017.Enhanced import conditions will be implemented on 7 July 2017, to allow…
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17 November 1999
Animal Quarantine Policy Memorandum 1999/77
Chief Veterinary Officers, all States and the NT
CSIRO Division of Animal Health
Animal Programs…
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There can be no doubt that our biosecurity system is complex. Although we divide our system into convenient areas (like plant, animal and marine), some problems don’t fit neatly into our prescribed boxes. For instance, how do we treat seaweed? It’s a plant, but it’s cultivated in ‘hatcheries’,…
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The International Cargo Cooperative Biosecurity Arrangement (ICCBA) is a voluntary, non-binding multilateral arrangement that provides biosecurity agencies, with a platform for collaborating on biosecurity initiatives.
The ICCBA aims to provide rigor around the operational implementation and…
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Background
Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000-kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases.
Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through the movement of people and goods by sea and air, through traditional visits between Papua New…
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The department is responsible for managing the risk associated with the movement of all domestic bulk in-ship agricultural commodities on board international vessels.
Bulk vessels can harbour exotic pests and plant diseases such as Karnal bunt, which if introduced into Australia, could have the…
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Output from the stocktake of general surveillance initiatives across Australia and New Zealand
The listing below contains the programs identified from the stocktake of general surveillance initiatives across Australia and New Zealand that was undertaken in early 2019 as part of Phase 1.
The…
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The ISPM 15 document lists proposed country implementation dates of the 'International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM 15): Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade' for exports containing wood packing material.
This information is provided as a…
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Authors: Dale Ashton and Jay Gomboso
The Murray–Darling Basin accounts for around 80 per cent of Australia’s total irrigated grape production (MDBA 2016). More than 60 per cent of Australia’s total grapevine area is in the Basin, and grapes contributed an estimated 11 …
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28 July 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All importers of marine finfish for either human consumption or for use in aquaculture or as bait.
What has changed?
As outlined in Import Industry Advice notice 141-2021, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has undertaken a review…
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