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2021-73: Plant Export Operations – Advice to food processing and storage facilities managing issues arising from the implementation of China’s new registration and labelling requirements

22 December 2021 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide updated advice to food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China on registration numbers and labelling requirements. This IAN also provides advice on issues with exports and detained consignments…
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Cruise vessels

The department considers cruise vessels to be a high biosecurity risk due to a number of factors, including:the large number of crew and passengers on board increases the risk of spreading human diseases of biosecurity concernpassengers disembarking with souvenirs from overseas countries which may…
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Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS)

The RFCS is an ongoing Australian Government program. It provides free and independent financial counselling to eligible farmers, fishers, foresters and small related businesses experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship.The overarching goal of the RFCS program is to build financially capable…
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Requirements for facilities manufacturing and exporting processed plant-based stockfeed and their ingredients to Australia

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, September 2020 This document provides the Australian Government’s general requirements for overseas facilities that manufacture, store, handle, transport, or export processed plant-based stockfeed and stockfeed ingredients to Australia.…
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Lodging import documents

COLS cannot process all items for import.You can submit some items to the import assessment team with the item’s description in the subject line. The items are:Australian Defence Force military consignmentspersonal effectsFrom 7th October 2025, Ship or Aircraft Stores and Carnet will be lodged via…
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AQUAVETPLAN - Operational Procedures Manual - Decontamination

​​Publication details Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2022 The Decontamination manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN). This manual provides specific information about the control of disease agents during an aquatic animal…
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AQUAVETPLAN - Disease Strategy Manual - Crayfish Plague

Publication details Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, June 2020 This disease strategy manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN). The manual sets out the disease control principles for use in response to a suspected or…
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APLC area of operation within New South Wales

The APLC may undertake control of the Australian plague locust generally in areas to the west of the red line shown on the map below. The boundary follows that of the Riverina Livestock Health…
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Implementation of next generation sequencing for use in animal disease investigations in Australia

Publication detailsLaboratories for Emergency Animal Disease Diagnosis and Response (LEADDR) network, 2019This document provides guidelines for laboratories preparing for implementation of next generation…
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Meat Establishment Verification System (MEVS) - Independent boning rooms

​​Publication details Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, November 2022. This document provides a national approach to the Department of Agriculture (the department) inspection and verification of export-registered independent boning rooms to support Australian Government health…
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