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5 April 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers (AOs) of the commencement of a limited trial for AO audits.
Summary of changes and key points
We are reimagining the audit process to make it more efficient and effective. Key to this work is…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Australia is a party to international treaties that govern the trade of goods. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Australia is obliged to ensure that sanitary (relating to human and animal health) and phytosanitary (relating to plant health) measures are based on science and applied…
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Date of issue: 12 January 2023
Date of effect: 1 February 2023
Reference Number: MAA2023-03
Attention
Industries — Australian Food and Grocery Council, Complimentary Medicines Australia
Export establishments
Exporters
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and…
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On National Agriculture Day this week, we’re celebrating Australian farmers and highlighting how our biosecurity system supports and helps them grow the quality food and fibre all Australians enjoy.Each day, people like our biosecurity officer Alessio are on the lookout for countless pests in…
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Dr John C Radcliffe AM
Emeritus Professor Malcolm Nairn AM
Dr Mark Lonsdale
Dr T J Higgins
October 2006IntroductionThe then Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestr,…
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Date of issue: 27 September 2024Date of effect: 1 October 2024Reference Number: MAA2024-14Attention:Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry AustraliaExport establishmentsExporters, AEPI and EXDOC usersDepartment of…
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Date of issue: 27 September 2024Date of effect: 1 October 2024AttentionIndustry bodies – Dairy Australia, Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery CouncilDairy Export EstablishmentsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Central…
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13 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19.2, who are interested in attending an information session on the upcoming release of new industry reporting via the Biosecurity Portal.What has changed?The…
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We have published import conditions for greenhouse grown fresh oriental melon and rockmelon fruit from the Republic of Korea (Korea) on our Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). Import permits can now be issued.The decision to commence imports will be a commercial decision between an…
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