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Biosecurity has played a critical role in reducing risk and shaping our nation to become one of the few countries in the world to remain free from the world’s most invasive pests and diseases.
While our status as an island nation has been a key factor in maintaining this position a number of…
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4-5 October 2017The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 4 and 5 October 2017 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.A key consideration for the NBC was the 2017 Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system: An independent review of the capacity of the national biosecurity system and…
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Why are my goods being inspected?
Your consignment has been randomly selected for a Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspection. These inspections are conducted on a containerised sea cargo imported into Australia and aim to:
ensure that import controls are operating effectively
provide…
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Updates to import conditions
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is constantly reviewing and updating import conditions for the external territories. Proposed changes to prawn and prawn products import conditions are currently open for public comment. More information about…
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The current conditions are good for crops and favourable for mice. Farmers need to act now to minimise damage to crops, equipment and homes.
Be alert for an increase in mouse numbers.
Measure mouse activity by using the downloadable chew cards or counting burrows.
Be prepared to bait at sowing…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, February 2019The factsheet provides an overview of the risk analysis for fresh avocado fruit from Chile.DownloadDocumentPagesFile size…
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This indicator uses the area and proportion of forest ecosystems reserved through formal and informal processes as a measure of the emphasis placed by society on the preservation of representative ecosystems as a strategy to conserve biodiversity.This is the Key information for Indicator 1.1c,…
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Emergency measures[expand all]What is Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV)?ToMMV is a member of the Tobamovirus genus:
It is transmitted through propagation materials (seeds, plants for planting,…
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If you are an international student planning to study in Australia, it is important to check Australia’s biosecurity requirements before you pack.Certain food, plant material and animal products from overseas cannot be brought into Australia because they may be carrying serious pests and diseases…
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