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70-2024: Notice of the department’s assessment of an application to import live attenuated Salmonella vaccines

19 April 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders that have an interest in the possible importation of live attenuated Salmonellae vaccines for use in chickens and turkeys.What is happening?The department has received a permit application from Elanco Australasia Pty Ltd to import the following…
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Questions and answers

Why is gamma irradiation used?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry applies a range of biosecurity treatments to products of animal origin. The treatments available include heat treatment and gamma irradiation.Gamma irradiation is a risk management measure that may be offered for…
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Farm debt: broadacre and dairy farms, 2014–15 to 2016–17

​Peter Martin, Caroline Levantis, Walter Shafron, Paul Philips and James FrilayFarm debtDebt is an important source of funds for farm investment and ongoing working capital for the broadacre and dairy industries. This is because…
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Current locust situation

Locust situation February 2025This page summarises the known distribution of locusts during February 2025 and provides a brief outlook to May 2025. Regional information and forecasts are given in the latest Locust Bulletin.Australian Plague Locust (Chortoicetes terminifera)The overall locust…
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Levy payer registers: Information for research and development corporations and information recipients

Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, May 2025An updated guide for research and development corporations (RDCs) and third parties about the use and disclosure of information held on a levy payer register will be released later in 2025.Purpose of this pageThis page aims to:explain what…
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58-2016 - Importers of selected vegetable seeds can now use “AQIS commodity code” to become eligible for a reduced inspection trial

28 June 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for importers of selected vegetable seeds for sowing (as listed in Table 1 below), imported under Tariff Code 1209.91.00: Vegetable seeds, who wish to participate in a trial of a new inspection protocol. The trial will be limited to…
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Primary Industries and Resources South Australia response to: Biosecurity Australia Advice 2008/23 Draft import risk analysis report for fresh unshu mandarin fruit from Japan

Our reference: eA59660                         AG&W F2006/000424 Please refer…
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Exporting to Australia from the Pacific

To successfully export to Australia, you need to understand why biosecurity maters and what you need to do to meet our biosecurity requirements. Each year around 2.5 million shipping containers arrive in Australia from all over the world. This puts not only our country but the countries we trade…
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98-2025: Expansion of Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) onto multiple import pathways for human therapeutics and medicines

1 April 2025​ Who does this notice affect? ​​Importers and brokers of: ​Human derived materials (excluding antibodies, cell lines and human milk) for therapeutic use only, imported under tariff 3002.12 or 3002.15.​Human therapeutics and medicines for use in clinical trials (including…
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Responses to Stop the Trawler Alliance campaign - 28 October 2014

28 October 2014​​Ms Rebecca Hubbard Stop the Trawler AllianceDear Ms Hubbard I understand the Stop the Trawler Alliance is currently running a nationwide campaign seeking a permanent ban on ‘super…
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