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The department has completed its review of heat and cold stress in Bos taurus cattle from southern Australia during long-haul export by sea. The review examined the data from 214 long-haul voyages from southern Australia over 5 years from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2020, exporting more than 1…
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Kevin Burns, Donkor Addai & Rohan Nelson
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A country’s agricultural sector presents a range of important benefits for developing a country's economy. Benefits include food supply, rural incomes and employment.
Agriculture…
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25 March 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Import Industry
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry a revised cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS) for the biosecurity arrangement for 2021–22 has been published on the department’s website.
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10 May 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
What has changed?
The heightened vessel surveillance window for…
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Last updated August 2024Download this noticeNotice to Industry 11 - Courier drivers – transport of samples from horses under biosecurity control (PDF 209 KB)IntroductionThe purpose of this document is to inform courier drivers of their responsibilities when transporting biological samples from…
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Farmers, agribusinesses, stakeholders and rural communities have the chance to weigh in on the role of the Future Drought Fund (FDF) Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs.Deputy Secretary Matt Lowe said the hubs were under review to evaluate their performance.“The 8 drought hubs started…
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7 February 2020Who does this notice affect?Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods shipped between 1 September 2019 that arrive in…
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11 November 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry, authorised officers (AOs) and export establishments of clarifications and changes to the horticulture inspection instructional materials.Summary of changes and key pointsThe following instructional material has been…
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The threat of exotic environmental pests entering and establishing in Australia is constant. We are always looking for ways to innovate and build capability to help us improve environmental biosecurity. This ensures our system is underpinned by the best available science.Our approach …
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Our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) was built by the department to manage biosecurity import conditions for over 20,000 products, including plant, animal, mineral, and biological goods. BICON helps you determine if a commodity is permitted under the Biosecurity Act 2015 by providing…
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