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Dr Leslie David SimsDr Leslie David Sims is a highly experienced veterinarian with a passion for preventing infectious diseases of production animals, especially those that also affect humans. He started his career as a laboratory diagnostician in the Victorian public sector and used these…
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The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Andrew Metcalfe AO, has announced his intention to retire from the Australian Public Service on 4 August 2023. Below is his message to his department, distributed on 13 June 2023.
Colleagues
It is with mixed emotions…
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17 August 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry that the exchange of electronic phytosanitary certificates will commence on 31 August 2020 for exports to New Zealand.
Key points
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment will no longer issue paper…
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10 December 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of COVID-19 vaccines.
Background
The Australian Government is doing all that it can to minimise the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19). This means working to ensure goods, including COVID-19 vaccines can enter Australia as quickly and…
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11 October 2018
Who does this notice affect? Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers, customs brokers and master consolidators—associated with importing…
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23 August 2016Who does this notice affect?Commercial clients lodging import documentation for biosecurity assessment at departmental premises. What has changed?Import documents requiring a biosecurity…
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Date of issue: 18 September 2018Date of Effect: 22 September 2018Date of expiry: 24 September 2018Who does this notice affect? This notice is intended for exporters and agents who export the following…
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3 March 2009
Australia's Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine has made a policy determination establishing a stringent quarantine policy for the importation of bananas from the Philippines, in line with Australia's conservative approach to quarantine.
The Philippines will be required to…
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7 January 2017Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat and associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?The…
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30 September 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice affects Norfolk Island residents, people travelling to the island, importers of bee products, apiarists and importers of mineral and metal ores,…
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