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Authors: Heleen Kruger, Jen Ticehurst and Alex van der Meer Simo
Summary
Engaging people from all walks of life in the monitoring and reporting of pests, weeds and diseases is called general surveillance. Instigating and maintaining general surveillance programs are no easy feat. The General…
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Imported live plants can carry exotic pests and diseases that if introduced, could have devastating consequences for our agriculture, environment and economy.
We set import conditions to manage these pest and disease risks. We determine these conditions based on whether the imported plant…
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On 19 November 2018, the Australian government announced the Smart Fruit Fly Management measure to strengthen and modernise fruit fly management across Australia.
The focus of the work under the measure is to:
strengthen the capability, capacity and resilience of Australia’s fruit fly…
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Author: Rhys Downham
In 2022, data describing crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms were collected through the ABARES Horticulture Survey. Crop loss/waste refers to primary production outputs that were intended for human use but ended up either not being harvested, disposed of, or were…
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5 July 2024Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who lodge and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ pathway (previously ‘Other…
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The Australian biofouling management requirements (ABFMR) set out vessel operator obligations for the management of biofouling when operating vessels under biosecurity control within Australian territorial seas to comply with the Biosecurity Act 2015.Operators of all commercial vessels subject to…
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Budding musicians across the Northern Territory have the chance to share in more than $11,000 in prize money through a new music competition launched on 16 July.The Northern Australia People, Capacity and Response Network (NAPCaRN) launched the inaugural “Caring for Country Music Competition” in…
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07 August 2024Who does this notice affect?All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.InformationDue to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) will be…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, May 2018The Export Control (Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products) Orders 2010 require that the occupier of an establishment engaged in the preparation of poultry meat and poultry meat products for export has an Approved…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, May 2015Under the Export Control (Wild Game Meat and Wild Game Meat Products) Orders 2010, it is the responsibility of the Establishment Occupier to develop, implement and maintain the establishment’s approved arrangement to…
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