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The Animal Health Committee maintains this list of tests approved by the former Sub-committee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards (SCAHLS) for infectious animal diseases for use by veterinary…
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A biological control agent is an organism, such as an insect or plant disease, that is used to control a pest species.
Before a biological control agent is released into the Australian environment, it must be established, via risk analysis, that the risk associated with release is very low or…
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The Leadership in Agricultural Industries Fund was administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to support Australian agricultural industry. The government committed $5 million to the Fund with individual grants ranging between $5,000 and $500,000. Activities funded by the…
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Date of issue: 11 October 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention
Industry bodies, Seafood Export Consultative Committee
Registered export manufacturing establishments
Registered exporters and EDI users
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional office…
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16 October 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.
What has changed?
The department acknowledges that some clients are currently…
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5 December 2018Who does this notice affect? Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage. What has…
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The National Management Group (NMG) confirmed at its meeting on 19 September 2023 that eradication of Varroa destructor (varroa mite) is no longer feasible based on technical grounds, following advice from the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (CCEPP), and has now entered a transition…
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11 December 2020Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Fresh truss and loose tomatoes from New ZealandFresh persimmons from New ZealandFresh mandarins from the United StatesDried permitted species of mushrooms and trufflesWhat has changed?The department is incorporating a number of…
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8 June 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for those who will be importing goods into Australia under the new biosecurity legislation.What has changed?With the commencement of the new…
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Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) and Honiara Herbarium staff together with departmental staff have recently returned from a plant health survey in the Solomon Islands. These joint plant health surveys are a key part of a collaborative partnership that has been running for over a decade which has…
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