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2016-05 - Horticulture Exports Program - Persimmon exports to Thailand 2016 registration application
For growers, packhouses and treatment facilities5 February 2016PurposeTo advise that applications are now open for growers, packhouses and treatment facilities to apply for the export of persimmons to…
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11 December 2014PurposeTo advise Authorised Officers (AOs) that the Department of Agriculture (the department) has published the Authorised Officer Verification and Performance Standards v2.0 document.…
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23 December 2015
Purpose
To advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released HEP4001:2 Export inspection horticulture protocol - Grape for the inspection of grapes to protocol markets.
Key points
HEP4001:2 will enable external authorised officers to be appointed to…
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1 March 2016
Purpose
To advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released HEP4001:5C Export inspection horticulture protocol - Pome fruit for the inspection of citrus to protocol markets.
Key points
HEP4001:5C will enable external authorised officers to be appointed…
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1 March 2016
Purpose
To advise that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released HEP4001:1 Export inspection horticulture protocol - Citrus for the inspection of citrus to protocol markets.
Key points
HEP4001:1 will enable external authorised officers to be appointed to…
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More and more Australians are leaving the city to enjoy living on a few acres of land, keeping animals and growing some of their own fruit and vegetables.
It is important, not just for hobby and commercial farmers but for everyone in the community, that all landholders take their…
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RHDV1, RHDV1a variant and RHDV2Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), or calicivirus is a virus that typically causes a rapidly fatal disease in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). There are three types of RHDV present in Australia (RHDV1, RHDV1a and RHDV2).The classical RHDV1 strain was…
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Disembarking crew
Increased intervention and a stronger enforcement approach is currently in place to keep African Swine Fever (ASF) out of Australia. Passengers and crew must not remove jerky, biltong and other pork products from the vessel. See Keeping ASF out of Australia.
The department…
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We are responsible for assessing the biosecurity risks associated with the import of a range of goods from overseas.
We conduct import risk analyses in response to new information about biosecurity risks or to an import request.
Read more about how we conduct import risk analyses.
Current and…
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The Biosecurity Act 2015 (Biosecurity Act) came into effect on 16 June 2016 and provides a wide range of modern regulatory tools to encourage compliance with biosecurity requirements. These tools have recently been updated by the Biosecurity Amendment (Traveller Declarations and Other…
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