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Date of issue: 31 October 2018
All exporters and agents who engage with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) for electronic and manual assessments of export documentation.
Date of issue: 18 September 2018
Date of Effect: 22 September 2018
This notice is intended for exporters and agents who export the following commodities: meat, fish, dairy, eggs, skins, hides, wool, and non-prescribed goods.
To notify EXDOC users of a planned system outage occurring on:
Date of issue: 17 September 2018
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2018-10
Date of issue: 9 September 2018
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2018-09
Attention:
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is Australia’s national environmental legislation. It protects nationally significant animals, plants, habitats and places. These are called ‘protected matters’.
Agricultural land managers play a key role in protecting the environment, so they need to know about the EPBC Act.
Agriculture occupies 59 per cent of Australia’s 7.6 million square kilometre landmass. Land managed for agriculture includes assets important for biodiversity conservation. These assets include remnant native vegetation (such as patches of forest, woodlands, shrublands and grasslands), native vegetation along rivers and creeks, wetlands and rocky outcrops.
For the first time Australia has a national, coordinated and forward thinking approach to managing our soil.
The National Soil Research, Development and Extension Strategy - 'Securing Australia’s soil for profitable industries and healthy landscapes' (soil RD&E strategy) will ensure soils research becomes more targeted and collaborative and that research will better meet the needs of farmers. There will also be better information and tools available on soil use and management.
The soil RD&E strategy:
November 2012
The National Soil Action Plan 2023 to 2028 is now available. Visit the National Soil Action Plan page to find out more.
