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Improved agricultural export legislation

Agriculture, fisheries and forestry exports are an economic powerhouse for Australia. Strengthening the competitiveness and productivity of Australia's agriculture sector is a key commitment of the Australian Government. To ensure that the export legislative framework, namely the Export Control…
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2020-41 - Grain and Seed Exports Program and Horticulture Exports Program – Chinese Customs requiring food and edible agriculture exports to sign a declaration that their product is free from COVID-19

23 June 2020PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) provides information to assist Australian exporters of food and edible agricultural products to respond to requests from China for guarantees their exports are safe and free from COVID-19.Summary of changes and key pointsThe department has…
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Regulating live animal exports

 Laws you must followWe regulate the live animal export industry to ensure it meets:Australian export legislationthe Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL)importing country requirementsThe export of live animals from Australia is regulated by:Export Control Act 2020Export…
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Agency plan

Our Agency plan sets out how we will make information available under the Information Publication Scheme (IPS). The IPS is established under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).Purpose and objectivesOur IPS Agency plan outlines:the administration and structure of the Department’s…
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Trends in farm debt

Trends in farm debt: Agricultural lending data 2022–23Download PDF (1.41 MB)Download Word (2.2 MB)Download Excel (XSLX 80 KB)Agricultural lending data 2022–23Debt is an important source of funds for farmers to develop their farm business and for ongoing working capital. Information on trends in the…
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Independent Employer of AAOs Accreditation Scheme

Fact sheets and information herein reflect current legislation and policy with respect to the Independent Employer of AAOs Accreditation Scheme.What is Accreditation?Accreditation is a formal, third party endorsement by a national accreditation body of an organisation’s competence, credibility,…
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Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock

Exporters must meet our minimum animal health and welfare conditions to export livestock. These are outlined in the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL). ASEL applies to cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, deer, and camelids (including alpaca).We enforce ASEL under our regulatory…
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Murray-Darling Basin water market catchment dataset 2021

Authors: John Walsh, Tim Westwood and Mihir Gupta Data download Demand tables – Murray-Darling Basin Water Market Catchment Dataset 2021 – XLSX [577 KB]  Supply tables – Murray-Darling Basin Water Market Catchment Dataset 2021 – XLSX [128 KB] The MDB water market…
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Import industry advice notices 2016

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Subscribe Import Industry Advice Notices email notification system Import Industry Advice Notices RSS Feed Import industry advice notices 2016 Date No. Description 14 December 2016 121 Commencement of…
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Cotton farms in the Murray-Darling Basin

​​Author: Dale Ashton The Murray–Darling Basin accounts for around 91 per cent of Australia’s total cotton farms and cotton area (ABS 2016a). From 2006–07 to 2014–15 irrigated cotton contributed an average of…
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