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​What quarantine measures will apply to fresh apples from New Zealand? Australia’s import conditions for apples from New Zealand require: In-orchard controls for fire blight, European canker and…
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1.3. Carbon farming is good for business, good for the environment and Country

Carbon farming not only benefits the climate by reducing GHG emissions and storing more carbon. It can also provide other benefits — called co-benefits — including:healthier and more productive soils, better managed and more productive livestock and pasture,…
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74-2020 - Service Disruption: As of 04:00 Saturday 23 May 2020 (AEST) - System generated emails from BICON, COLS and AIMS

25 May 2020 Who does this notice affect? All importers utilising the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system to register for an account or submit an import permit application. All importers and customs brokers who lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity…
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R Flavell

​3rd July 2001 Office of the Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Att: Colin J Grant   Dear Colin, I am extremely concerned about the recent announcement of the…
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29 July 2011​​Why is this analysis being undertaken? After a long dispute with the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Australia’s measures for New Zealand apples…
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Farm gate value of biosecurity

​​​​​​Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Donkor Addai, Kyann Zhang and Emily Gray In this report, The value of Australia's biosecurity system at the farm gate: an analysis of avoided trade and on-farm impacts, ABARES estimates the value of Australia's biosecurity system at the 'farm gate'. The report considers…
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2.3. Carbon farming activities and co-benefits

As Topic 1 examined, carbon farming activities aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store carbon. They also deliver economic and other co-benefits for farmers, land managers, environmental values and communities.These co-benefits include earning ACCUs and gaining Climate Active certification…
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A04 – Invocation of the Contingency import policy for specific pathogen free (SPF) chicken eggs

24 January 2022 Download Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A04 – Invocation of the ‘Contingency import policy for specific pathogen free (SPF) chicken eggs’ (PDF 1.29 MB) Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A04 – Invocation of the ‘Contingency import policy for specific pathogen free (SPF) chicken eggs…
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2024-26: Horticulture Exports Program - Packing product post-treatment or Pest Free Area (PFA) product outside of the PFA

08 May 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the release of instructional material for packing product post-treatment or packing Pest Free Area (PFA) product outside of the PFA.Summary of changes and key pointsThe Exports Policy: Management of plant export registered…
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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - Orchard Services

Thursday 4th September 2008 Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Comment on Issue Paper on Apple Imports from China Please find below my comments…
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