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Decision and how it was made

DecisionUntil 1 May 2028 the export of live sheep by sea may continue under the Export Control Act 2020 without caps or quotas and the export regulatory requirements, including the animal welfare requirements, remain in place.Other livestock exports continue, including of live cattle and live sheep…
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Established pests and weeds

Pest animals and weeds have significant negative impacts on agriculture and our natural environment. They also can impact cultural sites and can spread disease.Managing negative impacts An established pest, weed or disease may be widely distributed across Australia or confined to specific…
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Leading water management at Razor Rock Farm

Nick Ormsby, owner of Razor Rock Farm in the Northern Territory, understands that water really is the essence of life. When you’re looking after 35 hectares and over 72,000 mango trees, good water management is essential for his business.Thanks to the Future Drought Fund, as part of the Northern…
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National Animal Health Diagnostics Business Plan

This plan will strengthen our national diagnostic capability and capacity for terrestrial animals. It shows how we will maintain and improve our animal health laboratory system.We developed the 2021-2026 plan with:animal health laboratoriesgovernmentsuniversitiesindustry stakeholders.The plan is…
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Fresh (chilled or frozen) beef and beef products for human consumption

Fresh (chilled or frozen) beef and beef products from CanadaWe have completed the final report of an addendum to the beef review, which adds Canada as an applicant country for the import of beef and beef products to Australia for human consumption. Steps to…
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Notice to Industry 7: Veterinary therapeutic kits

19 February 2025DownloadNotice to Industry 7 - Veterinary therapeutic kits (PDF 227 KB)​If you have difficulty accessing these files, please visit web accessibility.​​​​​​HTML versionOutcomeThis information is provided to inform travelling grooms and veterinarians of the biosecurity…
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Contact the levies team

General enquiriesIf you have questions about levies accounts, how to lodge returns or pay levies and charges.Phone: 1800 020 619 (in Australia) or +61 2 6272 4174 (outside Australia)Email: Levies.management@aff.gov.auMail:Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - LeviesLocked Bag…
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Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) Program

Grant status: Closed (closed 13 February 2023)The Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) program was launched in February 2016 under the Access to premium markets initiative. Before it closed in 2022-23, ATMAC provided 72 administered grants totalling over $30.6 million.The grants…
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Entity Identifier (AEI)

The Entity Identifier (AEI) field* in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) is used to track and manage the offshore treatment certification that accompanies consignments entering Australia. Reporting the AEI enables the system to identify acceptable and unacceptable treatment providers and expedite…
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Methyl bromide fumigation methodology – Prepare now for 2025 update

Important: The current Methyl bromide fumigation methodology (version 2.0) is in force until 30 April 2025. It is available on the ‘methodologies and documents for biosecurity treatments’ page.Familiarise yourself with the updated methodology (version 3.0). It will replace the current documents and…
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