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Animal welfare is important to Australians and the international community. We ensure that it remains a priority in the way we regulate livestock exports.
What we do
Under the Export Control Act 2020 we regulate animal welfare in livestock exports. We set, maintain and review the Australian…
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We’ve reviewed live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East during the Northern Hemisphere summer. The review assessed the effectiveness of regulation for exports during the Northern Hemisphere summer (1 May to 31 October).We introduced temporary restrictions during 1 May to 31 October 2019.…
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2022-58 - Business Systems Program – Update to the Guideline: Supporting documents for plant exports
13 September 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the instructional material - Guideline: Supporting documents for plant exports has been updated.
Summary of changes and key points
Changes to the Guideline: Supporting documents for plant exports include:…
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02 September 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the mainland apple and pear industry that applications for the export of apples and pears to Thailand are now open for the 2023 season.
Summary of changes and key points
Applicants can complete their application forms…
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02 September 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the kiwifruit industry that applications for the export of kiwifruit to Thailand are now open for the 2023 season.
Summary of changes and key points
Farms located in Victoria and Queensland are eligible to apply for…
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Cattle and sheep exported to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in May 2022
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Report 220 - MV Al Messilah - Cattle and sheep exported to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in May 2022 (PDF 0.75 MB)
Report 220 - MV Al Messilah - Cattle and sheep exported to Kuwait and the United Arab…
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Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments
AWTG 05-22 noted an update from Queensland that the final meeting for the independently facilitated stakeholder advisory group (SAG) will be held in December. The drafting of the Standards has…
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5 December 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry email addresses has been updated.
Summary of changes and key points
On 5 December 2022, our email addresses were updated as follows:
Emails sent from our…
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5 April 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers (AOs) of the commencement of a limited trial for AO audits.
Summary of changes and key points
We are reimagining the audit process to make it more efficient and effective. Key to this work is…
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Authors: Heleen Kruger, Jen Ticehurst and Alex van der Meer Simo
Summary
This research report presents the lessons learned from nine case studies of general surveillance programs in Australia and New Zealand across biosecurity sectors, covering animal, marine, plants and weeds, as well as one…
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