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When levies applyLevy applies to laying chickens:purchased from the proprietor of a hatchery in Australia for commercial production of eggs, orreleased from a hatchery into a commercial egg production facility in Australia.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to laying chickens if the egg levy has…
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When levies applyLevy applies to the slaughter of buffaloes in Australia at an abattoir for human consumption in or outside Australia.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to the slaughter of buffaloes:whose carcases are condemned or rejected as being unfit for human consumption under a Commonwealth…
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When levy appliesLevy applies to horses slaughtered in Australia at an abattoir for human consumption in or outside Australia.ExemptionsLevy does not apply to the slaughter of horses whose carcases are condemned or rejected as being unfit for human consumption under a Commonwealth, State or…
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OverviewComposting: is an alternative to deep burial as a biosecure and environmentally sound method of disposal. Further evaluation of this method is required to ensure it is practical and operational in a large animal disease response.Pyrolysis: Pyrolysis has the potential to be used as another…
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Risk analysis for the release of Kordyana brasiliensis for the biological control of Tradescantia fluminensisWe conducted a risk analysis for the release of the fungus Kordyana brasiliensis for the biological control of the weed ‘Wandering Trad’ (Tradescantia fluminensis).We conducted the risk…
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What are ecosystem services?Ecosystems are complex interactions among living and non living components of the environment (e.g., forests, grasslands, marine ecosystems). These interactions mediate processes that achieve major transformations of resources, many rivalling or exceeding what can…
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This indicator reports the capacity of forests to sustainably produce wood to meet society’s needs into the future. The area of native forest available for wood production, the nature of the growing stock, and the area harvested over time provide means to demonstrate the sustainability of forest…
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In December 2005, the Australian Government Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation issued a ministerial direction to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority under section 91 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.
2005 ministerial direction to AFMA PDF [300 KB, 5 pages…
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Olga Downs Station, near Richmond in northwest Queensland, has been in the Harrington family for almost 90 years.Family patriarch, Peter, admits he usually favours traditional practices for cattle production.“We’re probably still a bit old fashioned in some ways. It’s just a wet and dry draft when…
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OverviewTopic 1 introduces carbon farming, carbon farming activities, and their purposes, which include:reducing emissionsstoring more carbondelivering economic and other co-benefits to farmers and land managers, the environment and communities.This topic…
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