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Draft risk analysis report for the release of Baeodromus eupatorii for the biological control of the weed Ageratina adenophora

​​19 February 2014 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of a draft risk analysis report to consider a proposal for the release of the rust fungus Baeodromus eupatorii for the biological control of the weed Ageratina adenophora. The draft report is being issued for 30 days…
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Australia-New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) Meeting 10

Joint Communiqué12 August 2014, Canberra, Australia The Australian and New Zealand Consultative Group on Biosecurity Cooperation (CGBC) was established in 1999 by the then Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for agriculture, under the terms of the Australia–New Zealand Closer…
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Communications with trading partners regarding updates to export documentation and a change in appearance to bolt seals and tamper-indicative seals (2019-04)

Date of issue: 18 June 2019Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2019-04Attention: Industries – Industry bodies – Australian Food and Grocery Council Licensed exporters Department of…
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Export and import laws and the role of the department

​​If you export food (meat, fish, seed, grains, fruit and vegetables) or livestock, or you import goods into Australia, you must be aware of your obligations under Australian law.The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry administers a range of import and export legislation and may use…
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2017-07 - Business Systems Program - Update to Plant Export Certificates

20 March 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to remind exporters that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is updating plant export certificates from 10 April…
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Review of plant, animal and biological import conditions

This work program was a key initiative in strengthening biosecurity surveillance and analysis which was funded through the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. An operational review of plant, animal and biological import conditions to protect Australia’s biosecurity status and maintain our…
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Aquatic and terrestrial Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedures (ANZSDPs)

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry maintains this list of Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedures (ANZSDPs). ANZSDPs supersede some of the older Australian standard diagnostic techniques (ASDTs), published in 1993. The objectives of an ANZSDP are to:…
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156-2019 - Strengthened import conditions for Norfolk Island: bee products and mineral and metal ores, rocks and sand

30 September 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice affects Norfolk Island residents, people travelling to the island, importers of bee products, apiarists and importers of mineral and metal ores,…
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Regional Animal Welfare Strategy for Asia, the Far East and Oceania

​​​​The department has provided significant international leadership in the development of the 'Regional Animal Welfare Strategy: Asia, the Far East and Oceania' (RAWS) in association with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).In November 2007, 37 participants from 12 countries in the…
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Victorian Regional Forest Agreement (VIC RFA) Annual Meeting of Officials Communique - 31 March 2023

The third Victorian RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place on 31 March 2023. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water and the Victorian…
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