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Exporting non-prescribed goods: determining a non-prescribed good

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has created this guideline to assist those wishing to export non-prescribed goods. This guideline sets out what constitutes a non-prescribed good and how to determine if a particular product is a prescribed or non-…
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1.3. Carbon farming is good for business, good for the environment and Country

Carbon farming not only benefits the climate by reducing GHG emissions and storing more carbon. It can also provide other benefits — called co-benefits — including:healthier and more productive soils, better managed and more productive livestock and pasture,…
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Effects of bushfires and COVID-19 on the forestry and wood processing sectors

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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Notice to Industry 4: Requirements for grooms at the Mickleham Post-Entry Quarantine Facility

DownloadNotice to Industry 4: Requirements for grooms accompanying and working with horses at the Mickleham post-entry quarantine facility (PDF 376 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online version[expand all]PurposeThe intended outcome of this…
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Plant product monitoring datasets 2019–20

​​Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, November 2020 The datasets below outline residue testing that was carried out on plant products in the 2019-20 financial year, under the National Residue Survey. Tables in each document give details of the: chemicals that were screened…
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Past Australian Biosecurity Award recipients

The Australian Biosecurity Awards recognise significant commitment to our nation’s biosecurity system.These are the past recipients of the awards.2024Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement AwardDr Leslie SimsDr Kim Ritman Award for Science and InnovationDr Laurence MoundFirst Nations Award…
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Timber permanent preservative treatment requirements

​​​​The department accepts certain permanent preservative treatments as biosecurity treatments for use on certain timber products and timber packaging. To find out whether a product requires a treatment for biosecurity purposes, please check the department's  Biosecurity Import…
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Xylella and exotic vectors

PLANT PEST Scorched leaves are a common symptom of the bacterial disease Xylella which can infect hundreds of plant species. John Hartman, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org Xylella and exotic vectorsExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A bacterial disease that…
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Export Industry Advice Notices – Plant Export Operations 2018

​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ Export Industry Advice notices 2018 20 Dec 20182018-60 Biosecurity Policy and Response Branch – Reminder of new air cargo screening requirement19 Dec 20182018-…
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Failing Food Report – May 2021

Publication details Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, May 2021 This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports [expand all] Risk food tests We target and…
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