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Understanding general surveillance for biosecurity as a system

Authors: Heleen Kruger, Marwan El Hassan, Nyree Stenekes, Robert Kancans Summary There is an increasing expectation that all Australians will play a greater role in supporting Australia’s biosecurity system. A key area for citizen contribution involves general surveillance, that is, harnessing…
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Application of a new method based on portfolio theory to inform the allocation of plant health surveillance resources in northern Australia

Tony Arthur, Fiona Giannini, Barbara Waterhouse, Belinda Barnes and James Walker Photo: Kerry Trapnell The Plant Health Surveillance Program, a component of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy's (NAQS) biosecurity surveillance operations, conducts…
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Feral animals as hosts of exotic disease: Identification of potential disease contact between feral animals and sites of exotic disease incursion

DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeFeral animals as hosts of exotic disease: identification of potential disease contact between feral animals and sites of exotic disease incursion DOC 2520 KBIf…
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Neoramulariopsis unguis-cati for the biological control of Dolichandra unguis-cati

We conducted a risk analysis for the release of the leaf spot pathogen Neoramulariopsis unguis-cati for the biological control of cat’s claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati).We conducted the risk analysis in 2 key steps:Released the draft report of the risk analysis for the release of…
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Report 242: MV Al Messilah

Sheep exported to Kuwait and United Arab Emirates in September 2023July 2025DownloadReport 242: Independent Observer summary report on MV Al Messilah in September 2023 (PDF 353 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Voyage summaryLivestock: 52,039…
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Raw milk temperatures

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) guidelines for raw milk collection advise milk should be cooled on farm to 5ºC within 3.5 hours from the start of milking. FSANZ guidelines also allow…
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Australia’s national priority aquatic animal disease list

The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity Review (2017) identified a need for governments and industry to adopt a systematic approach to determining and planning for national priority pests and diseases of terrestrial and aquatic animals, plants and the environment.Collaboratively developed by…
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04-2019 – Information requirements for payments made to the department by verified electronic funds transfer (EFT)

11 January 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to customers who pay the department using the payment options appearing on the Tax Invoice.What has changed?The department is…
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43-2018 - Changes to breaded, battered and crumbed prawn import conditions

​30 May 2018Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers, brokers, biosecurity industry participants and retailers of breaded, battered and crumbed prawns.What has changed?The…
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186-2025: Upcoming routine verification operation on imported marine meal

11 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers of imported marine mealWhat has changed?The department is running a verification activity on imported marine meal from June 2025 to 30 September 2025. This verification operation will help determine the merits of including imported marine meal…
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