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25 October 2023Who does this notice affect?Customs brokers, importers, self-reporting importers, freight forwarders, and accredited persons operating under the class 19.1 non commodity for containerised cargo clearance approved arrangement associated with the reporting of FCLs of solar panels (…
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8 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All clients attempting to contact the department or anticipating outcomes of biosecurity assessments.
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The department’s network has been impacted by the outage affecting the Optus mobile and fixed networks. The outage is ongoing but…
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Australia – United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement
The Australia – United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA) has 10 new tariff free quotas for exports to the UK. The department will provide the management and administration of these quotas under the Export Control (Tariff Rate Quota – General)…
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Water allocation prices in the southern Murray–Darling Basin are likely to remain low for a fourth consecutive year, according to the latest ABARES Water Market Outlook.
ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said based on the current climate outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM),…
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27 August 2021
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Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, transport companies, shipping lines, stevedores and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain that are responsible for…
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Media statement on Detector dog redeployed to assist with African swine fever biosecurity operations
To assist with the department’s response to African swine fever (ASF) the detector dog, Suki, currently deployed on Norfolk Island has been redeployed to Darwin.
Australia is facing an increasing threat of ASF, a highly contagious viral disease of pigs with no vaccine currently available.
ASF is…
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31 October 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.InformationRestored time:As of: 01:20 Friday 31 October 2025 (AEDT).Detail:Between 16:15 Wednesday 08 October 2025 and…
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Keep an eye out for exotic pests hiding in your aquarium.Marimo moss balls are a popular live algae often used to decorate aquariums and water features. While pretty, they could be hosts to zebra mussel.Zebra mussel is a prolific invasive pest that is exotic to Australia. If it becomes established…
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Animalplan 2022 to 2027 is Australia’s first national action plan for production animal health. It aims to strengthen animal health practices in our livestock industries.Animalplan has 7 objectives that were developed through extensive engagement with government, industry organisations and animal…
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The Animalplan Steering Committee oversees the implementation of Animalplan 2022 to 2027 (Animalplan). The Committee’s members represent government, industry and non-government organisations. The committee meets quarterly, and works with government, non-government and industry stakeholders to…
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