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Date of issue: 12 January 2023Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA2022-04AttentionIndustries — Industry bodies — Australian Food and Grocery CouncilExport establishmentsExportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — Central and Regional officesPurposeTo notify exporters of…
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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 11 March 2020 in Orange, New South Wales. It considered current and emerging issues for each jurisdiction. Of particular concern is the increasing risk of Covid-19, now spreading around the world, along with African swine fever and the fall army worm. The…
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What is salacca fruit?Salacca is a tropical fruit that grows from a very spiny, short stemmed palm. The fruit grow in bunches at the base of the plant. The individual fruits are the same size and shape…
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2 June 2010
This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) provides stakeholders with a draft policy review of the biosecurity risks for bluetongue virus (BTV) associated with the importation of cattle, sheep, goat and deer semen and embryos from the European Union (EU), and cattle semen and embryos…
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Break-bulk dischargeA departmental biosecurity officer must receive notification prior to the discharge of break-bulk cargo.Biosecurity officers conduct surveillance inspections of break-bulk cargo to ensure freedom from contaminants that pose a biosecurity risk. Break-bulk cargo or non-…
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When levies applyLevy applies to pasture seeds harvested in Australia and certified under a certification scheme.ExemptionsNo exemptions apply to the pasture seed levy.Who collects and paysCollected and paid via a third party (collection agent)The levy is paid to us directly by the body who…
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21 December 2010
Industry Advice Notice No. 2010/31
During the Christmas and New Year period of 2010/11, AQIS offices will be either closed or manned with reduced staff and hours. Confirmed…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has set conditions for how activities can be performed under an approved arrangement. Some conditions are specific to the class of approved arrangement you are operating, and some apply across multiple arrangement classes.The class of your…
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25 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All stakeholders interested in providing feedback on how the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is approaching the way it conducts regulatory practice.
What is happening?
We are currently developing a Regulatory Practice Statement…
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14 October 2015PurposeTo advise industry of acceptable fumigation practices and responsibilities in ensuring requirements set by importing country authorities are met prior to export. Background The…
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