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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of goods from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.Torres Strait islands are a potential pathway for the movement of exotic pests, weeds and diseases present in countries very close to Australia—the…
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We have developed updated guidance material to assist importers and processors of regulated timber products understand and meet your due diligence requirements under Australia’s illegal logging laws.The Due Diligence Toolkit for importers is available to download on our on our Resources for…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 14 December 2022, high-pressure systems brought a third consecutive week of relatively dry conditions to much of Australia. In Australian cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 15 and 100 millimetres…
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Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
(Host Government - United States)
The Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) determines priorities for the consideration of residues of veterinary drugs in foods and recommends Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs…
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10 February 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for…
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20 September 2018Who does this notice affect? All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this…
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11 April 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients who will be required to use the following systems. InformationDue to an unscheduled service disruption, the following system are currently…
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Starting 1 January 2016, the overall Chestnut Levy and Charge rate will increase from 10c/kg ($100/tonne) to 11c/kg ($110/tonne). The change is attributed to the 1c/kg ($10/tonne) Emergency Plant Pest…
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COLS cannot process all items for import.
You can submit some items to the import assessment team with the item’s description in the subject line. The items are:
carnets
military consignments
personal effects
ship stores
transshipment requests
overtime bookings
payments (subject to the…
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31 March 2023
The department has revised the closing date for stakeholders to provide comments on the draft review. We invite you to comment on the draft review by 14 April 2023.
The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website haveyoursay.agriculture.gov.au.…
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