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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of aircraft, goods and passengers from Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
This includes the monitoring of aircraft arriving on mainland Australia from designated biosecurity zones in Torres Strait, to…
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DownloadDigital Passport Photos requirements for authorised officer applications (PDF 112 KB)Digital Passport Photos requirements for authorised officer applications (DOCX 67)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Please refer directly to the…
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20 December 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers of the 2024 25 end of year closure office arrangements for the department and the non-prescribed goods export program.Summary of changes and key pointsThe department’s Canberra…
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All food production activities have some level of impact on the environment. For commercial fishing, one of the most direct and visible impacts from the harvest of commercial fish species is the…
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The Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ) was first declared in 1979. It covers Commonwealth waters—generally from 3 nautical miles to 200 nautical miles from the Australian coast. The AFZ is established through the Fisheries Management Act 1991. It relates only to the use or protection of…
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The Decade of Landcare initiative arose from a joint National Farmers' Federation-Australian Conservation Foundation proposal to the Commonwealth for action on land degradation. The proposal emphasised…
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7 December 2018PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and Authorised Officers about arrangements for plant exports systems and services during the Christmas and New Year period.…
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The importation of some commodities is, by law, subject to the biosecurity conditions outlined in the departments Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system. Some commodities are only allowed into Australia upon the granting of an import permit from the department.Import permit fees apply for…
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11 December 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers (AOs) of the 2023–24 Christmas and New Year period office arrangements.
Summary of changes and key points
Our Canberra offices will be closed for the Christmas/New Year period…
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11 December 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers of the office arrangements for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s end of year closedown.Summary of changes and key pointsOur Canberra offices will be closed from close…
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