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127-2022: Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Reporting Changes for Human Health and Pratique

25 July 2022 Who does this notice affect? All vessel owners, operators, master’s, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance. What has changed? The Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS)…
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48-2015 - Authorised Officer Program – Release of instructional material for documentation certification and validation

8 October 2015 Purpose To advise industry and Authorised Officers (AOs) of new instructional material for the issuance of export certification that is now accessible on the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources website. The instructional material will provide national consistency and…
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Cultivating a shared vision for agricultural innovation

Agricultural Innovation—A national approach to grow Australia’s futureFollowing a collaborative stakeholder engagement process, Ernst and Young have developed the shared vision for agricultural innovation. Realising the vision for Australia’s agricultural innovation system will allow us to harness…
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Emergency Animal Diseases Bulletin No. 108

Edwardsiella ictaluri – a significant pathogen of fish Edwardsiella ictaluri, of theFamily Enterobacteriaceae, is a gram negative, rod–shaped bacterium that causes significant disease in a range of…
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Failing Food Report – August 2017

​​​​Publication details Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2017 This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data o​n activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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Overview of recent ABARES China research

Compiled by James Fell ABARES has produced various research reports about Chinese agriculture since 2014. As of early 2020, there were five strands of ABARES' research relating to China, contributing to a holistic picture of the future of Chinese agriculture and implications for Australian…
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Pathogen testing requirements for tomato and capsicum seeds

We have completed the first phase of our review of Australia’s import conditions for tomato and capsicum seed disease testing.This initial phase focused on evaluating seed testing protocols for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV), as well as the…
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99-2020 – Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) treatment providers scheme and application form

25 June 2020Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principle agents and master consolidators—associated with importing goods that…
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107-2016 - Inclusion of Automatic Entry Processing for Commodity (AEPCOMM) codes into BICON and updating of the Approved Arrangement (AA) Class 19.2 Requirements document to reflect changes

​16 November 2016Who does this notice affect?The following information is relevant to Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the Department of Agriculture and…
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82-2016 - Importers of peat and selected vegetable seeds may qualify for reduced inspections from 29 August 2016

24 August 2016 Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of eligible products (peat and selected vegetable seeds) who wish to participate in a new…
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