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Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs) are technical regulations and standards.They cover all traded goods and include standards for food packaging and labelling, animal welfare, agriculture and veterinary chemicals, fisheries and forestry. TBTs can create interruptions and stifle trade opportunities…
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15 March 2022Who does this notice affect?Importers and customs brokers wishing to book and manage import inspections in Qld, NT and SA can book inspections via a new Biosecurity Portal from 16 March 2022.The Biosecurity Portal is being rolled out in phases and it will be available to other regions…
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More than 50 Indigenous rangers from 20 different Indigenous Ranger groups joined forces in an event supported by Parks Australia and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to help manage marine debris and ghost nets in remote northern Australia.The Indigenous rangers visited Gulkula…
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Leaves infected with barley stripe rust take on a yellowappearance. Frank Peairs, Bugwood.org
Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease of barley that can cause completecrop lossesWhere it’s from: Asia, Europe, Central Africa and North,…
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17 June 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.What has changed?The…
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3 March 2020Who does this notice affect?Importers and customs brokers who import goods eligible for the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme, and Biosecurity Officers who process AIMS entries that contain one or more lines of goods eligible for the CBIS. See here for a full list of goods eligible…
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The following Islamic organisations have an Approved Arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the certification of halal red meat and red meat products for export and are considered an Approved Islamic Organisation (AIO). The following table identifies the…
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25 July 2025Attention Accredited Veterinarians (AAVs) Purpose To inform Australian Accredited Veterinarians (AAVs) and industry stakeholders that the department is continuing the AAV auditing program on an ongoing basis. Key Points Further to EAN – 2023-9, the…
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Extension of nectarine import risk analysis to peaches, plums and apricots from China - draft report
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is conducting a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh peaches, plums and apricots from China.
The draft report includes risk assessments for identified quarantine pests and the proposed risk management measures in order to reduce…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2017
This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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