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20 December 2024
Importers of fresh cut flowers and foliage, freight forwarders, brokers, Pathway Operations - Air & Sea Travellers and Detector Dog handlers, Pathway Operations - Mail, Gateway Facilities, Pathway Operations - Cargo Operations (Inspection, Assessment and Client Contact Group).
We continue to enhance the CBIS to improve uptake and reward good compliance. Recent changes include:
20 December 2024
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.
The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture (SRAA), Ms Su McCluskey, travelled to Germany, the Netherlands and Italy in June 2024 to promote Australian sustainable agriculture practices and learn the agricultural trade policy the EU is u
The Special Representative for Australian Agriculture (SRAA), Ms Su McCluskey, travelled to Canada in July 2024, promoting Australian agriculture sustainability credentials and collaboration with Canada.
AWTG 24-06 noted an update from the secretariat that AWTG feedback will be incorporated into the standards development framework and process map. AWTG agreed that the documents will be progressed to AGSOC for consideration in early 2025.
The government has announced a transition package of $139.7 million for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea.
The Australian Government is providing a further $32.7 million to the transition assistance package for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea, bringing the overall package to $139.7 million.
The Australian sheep meat industry has been experiencing consistent growth in recent years, which is expected to continue into 2025.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will continue to work to regulate the welfare of sheep exported live by sea until the trade ends on 1 May 2028.
