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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is rolling out sophisticated new technology to detect and identify exotic plant viruses and viroids at its Post Entry Quarantine Facility (PEQ) at Mickleham, Victoria.
Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith said…
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The fourth NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place both in person in Canberra and videoconference on 23 November 2022. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the…
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We are one step closer to developing international guidance for the conduct of remote audit and verification activities.
The move comes after plans to develop principles and guidelines on the use of remote audit and verification in regulatory frameworks were unanimously supported at the 45th Codex…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 9
Host: Steve Peios
Guest: Peter Timson
Peter Timson, First Assistant Secretary of the Biosecurity Compliance and Enforcement division, discusses how the department prevents and manages biosecurity risks both offshore and…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has successfully eradicated an exotic ant which arrived at the Port of Brisbane and could have posed a serious biosecurity risk if they continued to spread.
Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity, Dr Chris Locke, said this successful eradication went…
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After two exceptional years of harvest the department is working hard to support the Australian grain export industry to meet increased export potential.
A/Deputy Secretary of the Agricultural Trade Group, Nicola Hinder PSM said there were several initiatives currently underway to improve…
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20 December 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who are required to report pre-arrival information.
All…
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20 December 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who are required to report pre-arrival information.
All…
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19 December 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department during this unplanned service disruption.
Information
The unplanned outage to the Biosecurity Portal has been resolved. Clients can now access the…
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19 December 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers of the 2022 23 end of year closure office arrangements for the department and the non-prescribed goods export program.
Summary of changes and key points
The department’s…
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