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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry develops policies to allow for the safe importation of animals, their genetic material and other animal products.These policies are based on biosecurity risk analyses completed by the department. These analyses consider the biosecurity risk…
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Publication detailsAnimal health Committee (AHC), March 2025DownloadVet communique - March 2025 (PDF 242 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Animal Health Committee (AHC) provides veterinary leadership and technical expertise for Australia’s…
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Publication detailsAustralia New Zealand Dairy Authorities' Committee (ANZDAC), 2007 (current version).The purpose of this guideline is to assist industry and regulators with the implementation of food safety standards and the application of good food safety practice.With the increasing…
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PHC is the peak government plant biosecurity policy and decision-making forum. Its role is to maintain or improve plant health in Australia in support of the economy, environment and community through strategic policy, technical and regulatory advice and national leadership on plant biosecurity…
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Date of issue: 7 June 2017
Date of effect: 1 July 2017
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To advise of the cessation of the remission program for the Seafood and Egg Export Cost Recovery Arrangement (the arrangement) from 1 July 2017. Remissions currently applied to cost recovered levies for Establishment Registration…
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Food safety recognition agreements (arrangements) can be mutual, meaning both countries recognise each other’s food safety regulatory systems as comparable (equivalent) to their own, or they can be unilateral, meaning only one country out of the two will recognise the other country’s food safety…
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31 March 2016This is a Biosecurity Advice to notify stakeholders that the proposed conditions for the import of poppy (Papaver somniferum) straw and pellets for processing in Australia from Turkey,…
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2 November 2018
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of a change to Micor to include the Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) import requirements for certain fresh fruit and vegetables, which came into effect 25 August 2018.
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Biosecurity Advice 2016-17 - Importation of captive non-human primates – review of import conditions
30 May 2016This Biosecurity Advice advises stakeholders of the release of a draft report of the review of import conditions of captive non-human primates into Australia. The Department of Agriculture…
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Aquatic animal disease incidents do occur within Australia. When a disease incident occurs, Australia’s response arrangements may be activated to minimise their potential impacts on aquaculture, fisheries resources or the environment. Several recent aquatic animal disease incidents of…
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