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Under Australia's Export Control Act 2020 and the Export Control (Animals) Rules 2021, an Export Permit and Health Certificate issued by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is required to export all animal reproductive material from Australia. This includes embryos, eggs or ova, semen, and anything from which a complete live animal can be produced.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of all vessels, goods and passengers from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
This includes the monitoring of vessels arriving on mainland Australia from designated biosecurity zones in the Torres Strait, to assess any biosecurity risks posed by the vessels, or goods and passengers.
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Liriomyza sativae
Leaves with long, white meandering trails (mines) on the leaf surface.
Classical swine fever affects only pigs. Infected pigs may appear:
Trypanosoma evansi
Cattle
Piper aduncum
A shrub or small tree that can grow to eight metres. The plant features erect branches with aromatic leaves that droop. Mature plants flower and fruit throughout the year: flowers are cream-coloured and develop opposite most leaves.
Digitaria insularis also known as cotton grass or feather-top grass.
Large, coarse, tufted grass with rough, hairy leaves. Flowers all-year round.
Chromolaena odorata
A fast-growing shrub or scrambling weed that can grow several metres in height. The plant has branches and leaves in opposite pairs and produces bunches of fluffy white to pink flowers during June to September.
