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30 August 2019
Who does this notice affect? Industry stakeholders that are associated with imported goods subject to the department’s 2019-20 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) seasonal biosecurity risk…
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30 August 2019Who does this notice affect?Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.What has changed?Commencing 1 September 2019, the…
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Liriomyza sativae
What to look for
Leaves with long, white meandering trails (mines) on the leaf surface.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant material or fresh vegetables out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity Monitoring Zone, or from…
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Trypanosoma evansi
What to look for (depending on strain)
Cattle
Chronic wasting.
Infected horse showing signs of chronic wasting
Horses, donkeys and mules
Fever, weakness, anaemia (pale gums), small pin-point haemorrhages on the nostrils.
Sometimes swelling of the legs and…
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What to look for:
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) only affects pigs. Infected pigs may show signs of breathing and respiratory distress, anorexia, fever and depression. Some may have highly prominent blue ears. Infertility, abortion or birth of weak piglets can also be…
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Chilo, Sesamia and
Scirpophaga spp.
What to look forBrowning of the upper leaves and holes in the stems of sugarcane.What you can doDo not move sugarcane from Papua New Guinea into the Torres…
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DownloadApplication form and guidelines to become an approved certifying bodyApplication for an approved arrangement (approved certifying body for organic goods) (PDF 428 KB)Organic goods approved arrangement guidelines (PDF 307 KB)Organic goods approved arrangement guidelines (DOCX 1.39 MB)…
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18 December 2023Who does this notice affect?All clients who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.What has changed?The department acknowledges that clients are currently experiencing delays in…
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11 December 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft review by 4pm on Wednesday, 28 February 2024.
The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.
Have your say
Draft review of Canada as an applicant country for the import of fresh beef and beef products…
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7 December 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All internal and external stakeholders who may require Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulatory services during the department’s shut down period.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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