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2021-30: Republic of Korea: Fish: New market access for southern rock lobster

Date of issue: 22 December 2021 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA2021-30 Attention: Industries—Industry bodies - Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group Export establishments Exporters Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment —central…
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Queensland Citrus Growers Inc response to the Draft import risk analysis report for fresh unshu mandarin fruit from Japan

24 September 2008 Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Submission by Queensland Citrus Growers Inc - Draft Import Risk Analysis Report for Fresh…
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Introducing new Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Beth Cookson

In December 2023 Dr Beth Cookson was appointed Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer following the retirement of Dr Mark Schipp. Dr Cookson brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked in various operational and policy roles in the department since 2006, most recently as Deputy Chief…
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Updates to Certificates and the Dairy Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) (2014-12)

​​​​​Date of Issue: 06 August 2014 Date of Effect: Immediate Attention: Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Products Federation, Australian State Regulatory Authorities Affected Markets: China, Hong Kong, India, New Caledonia, Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan and Russian…
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2013-10 Authorised Officer Program - Company Pack

​25 March 2013 Purpose To advise Industry that information for companies considering the Authorised Officer (AO) model is available on the Departments website. Background The company pack was developed to provide companies with information on AO’s and useful tools to support their staff to the…
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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy report: Tackling the feral cat pandemic

Summary The Australian Government recognises feral cats are a serious vertebrate pest in Australia that have severe to devastating effects on native fauna. The Government has long recognised predation by feral cats as a threat to Australian fauna with a listing as a key threatening process under…
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Seeing the forests and the trees: a new chapter in Australia’s forest reporting

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has today released Australia’s State of the Forests Report: Synthesis 2023.ABARES Executive Director, Dr Jared Greenville, said the five-yearly report covered all areas of Australia’s forests—public and private…
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201-2024: Information sessions for new self-service cargo status reports

12 September 2024Who does this notice affect?Persons under an approved arrangement class 19, including customs brokers and self-reporting importers, who are interested in attending an information session on the upcoming release of the Biosecurity Cargo Status Tracker.What has changed?The department…
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Changes to the Banana levy

​​Starting 1 April 2017, the marketing and the Plant Health Australia (PHA) component of the banana levy will incr​ease. The overall rate increase for the banana levy is shown in the table below:Up to 31…
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Emergency measures for tomato and capsicum seed: Tomato brown rugose fruit virus

News and AlertsTomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) was detected in August 2024 in the Northern Adelaide Plains, South Australia.The detection is the first time the virus has been confirmed in Australia.South Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) is responding to the…
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