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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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OverviewEnsuring inputs used in production, processing, and packaging are free from pests.Examples include clean packaging, pest-free parent plant stock (e.g. potato tubers, nursery propagation material), or sterilised growing media for use in tissue culture. Evaluating the efficacy of this measure…
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19 December 2014Who does this notice affect?This notice outlines for internal and external stakeholders, the Department of Agriculture’s Christmas and New Year operating hours in regional offices,…
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Updated May 2025Implementing individual electronic identification (eID) for sheep and goats is a national effort. Information provided through the national Sheep and Goat Traceability Task Force is shared to help coordinate the national effort.Australian Capital TerritoryImplementation dates1…
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SubscribeImport Industry Advice Notices email notification system Import Industry Advice Notices RSS FeedImport industry advice notices 2025DateNo.Description15 August 2025270-2025Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 15 August 2025 – BICON website (payments and application submission)15 August…
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Implementation of the new Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production and Transportation of Meat and Meat Products for Human Consumption (PDF 286 KB)
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NSFS reference: 5
Issue date: Immediate
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Authors: Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Neal Hughes, Andrew Cameron, Matthew Miller, Tom Jackson
This brief is based on a presentation by ABARES’ Executive Director to the National Drought Summit in October 2018 describing the effects of the current drought on Australian agriculture. The brief…
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May 2024DownloadPhase out of live sheep exports by sea: Australian Government response to the independent panel report (PDF 1.3 MB) Phase out of live sheep exports by sea: Australian Government response to the independent panel report (DOCX 3.1 MB)The Australian Government committed to phase…
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7 February 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity inspection of sea freight containers imported into Australia—including Shipping Lines, Vessel Agents, Stevedores, wharf/terminal operators, Biosecurity Industry Participants, and importers — associated with…
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Date of issue: 19 June 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Previous advice: MAA2020-07
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies - Seafood Export Consultative Committee
Export establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment —Central and Regional offices…
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