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Crops industries provide a significant contribution to the national economy as well as many regional communities. For example, the grains and oilseeds industry (subject to seasonal variation) produces about 35-45 million tonnes of grain per annum from an area of more than 20 million hectares…
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17 November 2017This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of commencement of consultation on the Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2017 (the Bill). The Bill makes amendments to…
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Levies are collected under Commonwealth legislation to fund research and development and plant health integrity for the grains, sugar, cotton, rice and pasture seeds industries. The Australian Government provides capped matching funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
The Grains, Sugar and…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources works with its stakeholders to maintain and improve plant health in Australia. Australia has well established government–industry arrangements to support the national plant health system.
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National Biosecurity Committee (NBC…
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Australia's commercial fishing and aquaculture industry is worth around $3.6 billion per year (ABARES 2023) and employs about 17,000 people (ABARES 2019). Each year, Commonwealth managed fisheries generate over $370 million in value alone, which represents about 27% of the total value of…
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9 July 2015PurposeTo advise industry that the export of potatoes from Queensland to Korea will be prohibited from 10 July 2015. Key PointsOn the 24 April 2015, the World Trade Organization issued a…
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Joint Communiqué8 September 2016, Melbourne, AustraliaThe group met in Melbourne, Australia on 8 September 2016, with representatives from Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries.The meeting commenced with the Technical Working…
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Publication detailsThis list is referenced in section 32(6) and (7) of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021, section 23(4A) and (4B) of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods – Christmas Island) Determination 2016, section 24(4A) and…
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List of Species of Dried or Preserved Cut Flowers and Foliage with Alternative Conditions for Import
Publication detailsThis list is referenced in section 26(6) of the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021, section 17(6) of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods – Christmas Island) Determination 2016, section 18(6) of the Biosecurity (…
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Issue date 29 August 2002
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To advise Industry that the export requirements for grain, plant and plant products exports to East Timor as contained in IAN 2002/16 will not be implemented and…
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