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3 August 2015Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to all clients of the Department of Agriculture. What is changing? The department has introduced a new approach to delivering…
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The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) entered into force on 31 May 2023.The A-UKFTA eliminates tariffs on Australian beef and sheepmeat to the UK over 10 years (Table 1) with immediate access to duty-free transitional quotas.This will provide more opportunities for Australian…
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4 April 2018Who does this notice affect?The maritime industry including Shipping Agents, Vessel Masters, Port Operators and related parties.What is changing?Maritime National Coordination Centre (MNCC)…
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An Australia wide waste management business which breached the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Biosecurity Act) by incorrectly dumping imported meat products is the first to be subject to on a new two-year monitoring program.
The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry accepted an…
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What to look for
Classical swine fever affects only pigs. Infected pigs may appear:
drowsy and depressed
constipated (usually), but vomiting and diarrhoea can also occur
to have gummy eyelids and red or purple blotching on the ears, snout, limbs and body
to have respiratory distress and…
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia is focused on the global fight against rabies, through regional support for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific.
Zoonoses are diseases that can jump from animals to humans like rabies, Ebola, avian influenza and COVID-19. Every year…
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23 June 2021
Who does this notice affect?
All industry members who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.
What has changed?
Currently, when an industry member makes an amendment to a Full…
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23 May 2012
Purpose:
To advise of new Indonesian regulations which require exporters to complete a prior notice form, prior to export for all fresh food of plant origin, including grain exported to…
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A new guide on monitoring and evaluation processes for general surveillance programs is set to boost our biosecurity efforts.General surveillance programs are vital initiatives that involves people from all walks of life to detect and report pests, weeds and diseases.This reporting allows early…
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Since 2021, Australia’s ports have seen an 88 percent increase in new vehicles arriving with biosecurity risk material contamination.
Over the same period, there has been an 17% percent increase in the total number of new vehicle imports into Australia.
Biosecurity risk material must be removed…
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