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The Office of the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) is a team of scientists and policy makers who support the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer (ACVO), Dr Beth Cookson in the delivery of her role and responsibilities.
The ACVO is the primary representative of, and advisor to, the…
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Meat Notices 2021
Number
Description
Date of Effect
Review
MN21‑03
Alternate protocol for confirming illegible or missing shipping marks for packed products (meat) exported to USA
Immediate
December 2023…
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Meat Notices 2015
Number Description Date of Effect Review MN15-05
Amended performance criteria for the assessment…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 3
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Harry Smithard
Harry was one of the first detector dog handlers along with Rachel from our previous episode. In this podcast Harry outlines the initial challenges of the detector dog program…
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The first NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place in Sydney on 31 October 2019. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Department of the Environment and Energy and the NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and…
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Date of Issue: 9 January 2017Date of Effect: ImmediateAttention:Industry - SeafoodDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources - Central and regional officesAffected Markets:…
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18 November 2016
Purpose
To advise Authorised Officers that the Plant Export Operations Authorised Officer Audit and Performance Standards document has been revised. This version of the policy will be effective from 1 December 2016.
Background
The Plant Export Operations Authorised Officer…
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A diagnostic tool using nano technology to rapidly detect high-risk plant pests and pathogens in the field will undergo feasibility testing in a biosecurity innovation pilot kicking off this month.
The lab-on-a-chip project will investigate if portable nano-biosensors improve the efficiency of…
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Date of issue: 23 December 2022
Date of effect: 31 December 2023
Reference Number: MAA 2022-08
Attention
Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies
Purpose
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is notifying the Australian…
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Monica Collins, First Assistant Secretary, Biosecurity Operations Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry authored an article in the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) Across Borders Magazine with an update on Australia’s biosecurity system.As the head of Biosecurity Operations…
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