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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, June 2020
This disease strategy manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN).
The manual sets out the disease control principles for use in response to a suspected or confirmed incursion of crayfish plague in Australia.
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2008
The Control Centres Management Manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN).
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2014
This disease strategy manual is an integral part of the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan (AQUAVETPLAN).
The manual sets out the disease control principles for use in response to a suspected or confirmed outbreak of abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) in Australia.
AVG is a serious disease of abalone. It has had major impacts on wild abalone, farmed abalone and abalone held in processing plants, causing high mortalities and substantial economic loss.
AQUAVETPLAN is the Australian Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan.
Travellers arriving in Australia, importers, import industry participants, airline and shipping industries and other people bringing or importing goods or conveyances into Australia need to be aware of the penalties for not complying with biosecurity requirements.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia. The department provides updates and notices that are useful to industry.
The department manages biosecurity controls to minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country. The department imposes fees and charges on import and shipping industries to cover the costs of maintaining national biosecurity operations.
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, September 2017
The Australian Government has committed $33.8 million over 15 years (2014-2029) to help farmers gain improved access to safe and effective agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals, and assist them in producing food for Australia and the world.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is working closely with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), grower groups, rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) and the chemical industry to deliver this commitment.
The program has a range of activities:
An import request is a proposal made to bring goods into Australia. Import requests are also referred to as ‘import proposals’ or ‘market access requests’.
Each year Australia receives a significant number of import requests for a variety of different commodities. To ensure we limit the risk of introducing pests and diseases into Australia, we must assess the biosecurity risk posed by each request.
