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4 August 2017Who does this notice affect?Importers of plants and plant products that require phytosanitary certification, their agents and accredited persons lodging import declarations using the…
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30 October 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).
Summary of changes and key points
PEMS is now able to capture and report on possible fruit fly incursions for horticulture inspections.
PEMS is now…
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Date of issue: 19 March 2021
Date of effect: 3 am (AEDT), 28 March 2021
Reference Number: IAN 2021/01
Attention: Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies
Purpose
To advise organic exporters about the implications of the commencement of the Export Control Act…
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The National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce (the National Standard) is Australia’s technical export standard for organic and bio-dynamic goods. The National Standard is owned and managed by the department and provides the basis for equivalence (government-to-government) arrangements…
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Author: Linden Whittle
The remains of a forest in Australia's Blue Mountains after the 2020 bushfires.
Introduction
For the Australian forest and wood processing sectors, 2019–20 has been a tumultuous year. Beginning in September 2019, bushfires burnt across eastern and southern Australia,…
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Biosecurity enforcement officers have the powers and ability to issue all 55 of the infringement notices under the Infringement Notice Scheme (INS). They can issue infringement notices to importers and import industry participants across all import pathways. They can also issue infringement notices…
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21 June 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
Information
Update: due to postponement of planned system maintenance, the services disruption to BICON has been extended…
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A key focus of ABARES research is measuring Australian farm productivity and understanding the factors that influence its growth. Productivity is a core measure of economic performance that captures the efficiency of production and provides important insights for policy makers, researchers, and…
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Didemnum vexillum from New Zealand.Photo courtesy of C. Woods, NIWA.Source: NIMPIS
Author: Rupert SummersonOverviewCarpet sea squirt is a colonial ascidian that is thought to be native to Japan. It is a filter feeder that can overgrow everything and spread…
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The information provided on this page is to answer the most frequently asked questions regarding the importation of goods shipped during the BMSB risk season.What documents can be used as evidence that goods have been stored in a non-target risk country prior to 1 September?Goods will be deemed out…
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