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46-2016 - Reminder: import permits required prior to arrival of goods

​8 June 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for those who will be importing goods into Australia under the new biosecurity legislation.What has changed?With the commencement of the new…
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Australian Government response to the Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Fisheries quota system

March 2024DownloadAustralian Government response to the Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Fisheries quota system (PDF 210 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.IntroductionOn 7 December 2020, the Senate moved that the Rural…
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National principles related to wood production in plantations

​​​​In accordance with the 1992 National Forest Policy Statement, in February 1995, the Ministerial Council on Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture, representing the states, territories and the Australian Government forestry authorities, prepared a statement of national…
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Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership

The Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) was launched on 7 November 2022 at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. Australia is a founding member of the FCLP, alongside 26 other countries and the European Union.The FCLP is a voluntary group that works together to accelerate…
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2024-01: Plant Export Operations – Instructional material updates

11 January 2024 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of some updates to plant export instructional material. Summary of changes and key points Plant Export Operations have conducted a review of instructional material to ensure language regarding responsibilities…
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Exercise Volare (2024)

Exercise Volare occurred in August - September 2024, as a series of 3 scenario-based discussions, exercises focused on a hypothetical detection of H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4b (further referred to as H5 HPAI) in Australian…
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220-2025: Reminder: Register to attend information sessions for Scheduling Arrangements for Imported Cargo Inspections Policy

10 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers, brokers, operators of approved arrangement sites and biosecurity entry points managing goods subject to biosecurity inspection.What has changed?On the 1st of July 2025 the department released a Have Your Say survey for industry to comment on the…
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2023-03: India: Edible non-prescribed goods: New registration requirement for nutraceutical manufacturers from 1 February 2023

Date of issue: 12 January 2023 Date of effect: 1 February 2023 Reference Number: MAA2023-03 Attention Industries — Australian Food and Grocery Council, Complimentary Medicines Australia Export establishments Exporters Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and…
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Indicator 1.3b: Native forest and plantations of indigenous timber species which have genetic resource conservation mechanisms in place (2024)

This indicator uses the coverage and implementation of formal genetic resource conservation mechanisms as a measure of the degree to which timber species genetic resources are managed and conserved.This is Key information for Indicator 1.3b, published October 2024.Key pointsThere are 129 tree…
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Roles and responsibilities in an import risk analysis

​We involve a range of stakeholders when we conduct import risk analyses.Departmental officersDepartmental officers provide a combination of experience and expertise in:risk analysis as it relates to biosecurityscience and regulationanimal and/or plant pests and diseasesindustry and/or commercial…
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