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24 October 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be…
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The Biosecurity (Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Biosecurity Response Zone) Determination 2022 covering relevant international airports has been extended to 30 June 2023.
Director of Biosecurity and Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Andrew Metcalfe AO said the…
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Scientific name: Capripoxvirus
About LSD
This disease causes cattle and water buffalo to become severely unwell.
Milk production in animals with LSD is significantly impacted.
LSD may also cause cows to abort their young.
Countries with an LSD outbreak loose access to global markets.
LSD is…
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Scientific name: Lissachatina fulica
About GAS
GAS feeds voraciously causing severe damage to agricultural crops and native plants.
It is a host for rat lungworm which causes meningitis in humans.
This snail is listed as one of the top 100 invasive…
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Scientific name: Erionota thrax
About banana skipper butterfly
The banana skipper butterfly lays its eggs on the leaves of banana plants.
The eggs hatch in 5-6 days and grow into caterpillars before maturing into…
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A veterinary officer from the department’s Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer has been seconded to work with the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands in Apia, Samoa.
This secondment builds on the Australian…
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Staff from the department recently travelled to Nadi, Fiji to pilot a biosecurity training program.
The new Pacific Export Pathway Operational Training Program aims to help Organisations with staff working along the plant export pathway learn to identify…
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21 October 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that export certification for edible honey and apiculture products to Qatar will be moved to the Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC) system from 27 October 2022.
Manual certificate applications will no longer…
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Have your say on draft rabies risk review
A draft report into a policy review of the rabies virus risk in imported cats and dogs has today been released for stakeholder comment.
Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity and Compliance, Dr Chris Locke said Australia was free from the rabies virus and to…
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The Future Drought Fund (FDF) is the key investment by the Australian Government to build drought resilience in Australia’s agriculture sector, the agricultural landscape, and communities. The FDF Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework, outlines the rationale, scope and…
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