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Appendix 3: What impacts have been measured in the past?

​Recent social and economic studies examining the Australian forestry sector were reviewed to identify what types of social and economic impacts have been studied, and the methods used to identify…
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Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation

​Reference: 05238/11 9 JUN 2011 Dr Colin Grant Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Dear Dr Grant Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for…
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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - Apple and Pear Australia Ltd

Introduction The Australian apple and pear industry takes this opportunity to express to Biosecurity Australia its extreme disquiet over the proposal to import apples from China and particularly over…
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Questions and answers: Final pest risk analysis report for Drosophila suzukii

24 April 2013​​​​Pest risk analysis (PRA)​[expand all]Why has this PRA being undertaken? ​The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry helps people and goods move in and out of Australia while…
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Preparing your personal effects for shipment to Australia

​​Some personal effects have the potential to bring pests or disease into Australia and need to be declared. The list below is designed to assist you identify which goods may be of biosecurity concern and may require cleaning or treatment prior to release. If this is not possible, the items may…
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Annex: C3 - Information Sharing

DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeAnnex C3: Information Sharing PDF 81.3 MBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online version​An Annex to the Memorandum of…
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Questions and answers

29 July 2011​​Why is this analysis being undertaken? After a long dispute with the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Australia’s measures for New Zealand apples…
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Stakeholder comments on Draft policy review of the bluetongue virus risks associated with the importation of cattle, sheep, goat and deer semen and embryos from the European Union and cattle semen and embryos from Switzerland and Norway, May 2010

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received three submissions from stakeholders on the draft policy review of the biosecurity risks for bluetongue virus (BTV) associated with the…
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Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 18 January 2024

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update Key issues For the week ending 17 January 2024, an active monsoon trough combined with a tropical low brought heavy rainfall in tropical parts of the country. Severe thunderstorms brought rainfall to southeast Australia. These falls…
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World Trade Organization (WTO)

The WTO is vital to the Australian Government’s international efforts to push for substantial reductions in trade distorting subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers used by other countries. It also ensures a fair and level playing field for Australia’s agricultural exports. A key objective of…
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