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04 March 2024
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of upcoming changes to Request for Permit (RFP) requirements for exports to New Zealand using the Export Plan for Fresh Produce from Australia to New Zealand (Export Plan).
Summary of changes and key points
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Established pests and weeds pose significant challenges for farmers and land managers, reducing crop yields and lowering productivity. Having access to reliable data is critical to inform effective land management practices, policy development and support collaborative efforts to manage the spread…
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12 June 2024Who does this notice affect?This notice is of relevance to importers, manufacturers, customs brokers, agents, and associated biosecurity industry participants involved in the importation of new and aged/used oversize tyres.What changes are proposed?The department is proposing an update…
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Date of issue: 6 June 2024Date of effect: 6 June 2024Reference Number: MAA 2024-06AttentionIndustries — Industry bodies – Australian Honey Bee Industry CouncilHoney Export establishmentsExporters and NEXDOC usersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional…
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In late February, two of our Chiefs attended the Government Scientists Group Parliamentary Friends of Science Showcase, an event promoting scientific expertise and capability from 24 government departments to parliamentarians and leaders of academic peak bodies.Secretary Adam Fennessy PSM, Chief…
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The Cyclops-2 prototype
Hitchhikers enroute to Australia beware - wands are waving for free riders. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry have tested detector technology to identify biosecurity risk material and hitchhiker pests…
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9 May 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers of updates to the instructional materials relating to audit processes.Summary of changes and key pointsThe following instructional material has been updated on the Plant Export Operational Manual:…
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The fumigation of cargo entering Australia is one of the best defences we have against hitchhiker pests that could be present in consignments from overseas.On 1 May 2025, version 3.0 of the methyl bromide fumigation methodology will come into force.The new version of the methodology sets out the…
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National dairy productivity has continued to stall since 2010-11, achieving an average annual growth rate of -0.04% from 2010-11 to 2022-23.Yet, under the surface of these national level aggregates, the story has some positive elements.ABARES Executive Director, Dr Jared Greenville said Australian…
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Date of issue: 31 March 2025Date of effect: 30 March 2025Attention:Registered wool, skins and hides (including feathers, deer antler velvet, trophies) exporters, manufacturers, agents and freight forwarders.Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional…
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