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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, March 2021
Form to be completed by exporters and occupiers of registered establishments to apply for an exemption from provisions of the Export Control Rules for the products they are exporting:
as commercial…
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Applications closedThe Australian Government announced the $20 million Drought Resilience Innovation Challenges Pilot Program in the 2024–25 Budget.The program opened for applications on 5 August and closed on 22 October 2025 at 9:00pm (AEDT).The program adopts a challenge-based approach that…
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10 December 2024 Who does this notice affect? Importers of chicken and egg products for human consumption from New Zealand. Importers of avian derived goods for a laboratory end use Importers of live birds and hatching eggs What has changed? The New Zealand…
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19 July 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of cork and cork products (and their customs brokers).
What has changed?
Upcoming changes to the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 (Goods Determination) will be made for cork and cork products. This is part of…
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DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeIdentifying and mapping Hendra virus PDF 248 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit
web accessibility.Online versionBackgroundHendra…
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The Australian Agricultural Drought Indicators (AADI) tool, jointly developed by CSIRO and ABARES, is a flagship national resource supporting the Australian Government’s efforts to improve drought preparedness and response. Using a newly developed set of drought indicators, AADI provides data-…
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You must notify the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry if you are planning to change or cancel your approved arrangement.Requirements for making changes depends on the type of approved arrangement held, specifically whether you operate a site or perform a service.Your approved…
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Livestock producers must be alert for signs of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in their animals regardless of where they are in…
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Starting 1 January 2016, the overall Chestnut Levy and Charge rate will increase from 10c/kg ($100/tonne) to 11c/kg ($110/tonne). The change is attributed to the 1c/kg ($10/tonne) Emergency Plant Pest…
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Locusts as Pests
The three main pest species of locusts in Australia are the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), the spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) and the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).
Locusts can cause widespread and severe damage to…
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