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25 March 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers (AOs) of updates to the instructional material for the inspection of prescribed grain and plant products for export.Summary and key pointsThe following instructional material has been updated on the…
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A significant risk to Australia’s biosecurity has been prevented by biosecurity officers securing approximately 38 tonnes of risk material—including boxes of turtle meat, frog meat, plant products, avian meat, pig meat, beef meat, and raw prawns.On 15 February 2023, a Department of Agriculture,…
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15 June 2023
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This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers of future updates to the Guideline: Inspection of empty bulk vessels for export, Work Instruction: Inspecting empty bulk vessels for export and the Guideline: Supporting documents for plant…
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What is the ‘Independent Employer of AAOs Accreditation Scheme’?It is a scheme developed by the department to provide for the employment of Australian Government Authorised Officers (AAOs) by independent employment providers. Under the Scheme, agencies supply AAOs to Australian export slaughter…
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The department has a leading role in minimising the impact of pests, diseases and contaminants on Australian agriculture the environment and people’s health. A key part of this work is conducting and participating in exercises that help government and industry be better prepared for, and able to…
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13 - 14 July 2016The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met from 13 - 14 July 2016 and considered the following issues:Review of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity The committee discussed…
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With the explosion of citizen science platforms such as iNaturalist, which allow members of the public to upload occurrence records of species detected in Australia, an opportunity exists to use these platforms as an early warning system for the detection of exotic plant pests.This is particularly…
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3 November 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Shipping agents and people involved in managing the transport of domestic dry bulk commodities (with agricultural end use) between Australian ports on board international vessels.
What has changed?
The department will use the Maritime Arrivals…
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28/06/2019 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of salmon and salmonid products, as well as associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?New Import…
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Date of issue: 29 August 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
Attention
Industry bodies, Dairy Export Consultative Committee
Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, and automated export permit issuers
State regulatory authorities
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries…
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