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AQUAVETPLAN - Disease Strategy Manual - Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis

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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.

Infringement Notice Scheme

​​​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.

Improved access to agricultural and veterinary chemicals program

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:

Import request

​An import request is a proposal made to bring goods into Australia where import conditions for the goods have not yet been established. Import requests are also referred to as ‘import proposals’ or ‘market access requests’.

Australia receives a significant number of import requests for a variety of different commodities each year. We prioritise import requests based on information received from requesting countries, Australia’s national interests, and available technical capacity to conduct risk analyses.

Importing motor vehicles, motorcycles, tyres and machinery

Motor vehicles, motorcycles, tyres and machinery (including machinery parts) can introduce biosecurity risks into Australia. Such risks include, but are not limited to: live insects, seeds, soil, mud, clay, animal faeces, animal material and plant material such as straw, twigs, leaves, roots, bark.

It is an importer’s responsibility to ensure that motor vehicles, motorcycles, tyres or machinery (or their parts) are clean and free from biosecurity risks before they arrive in Australia.

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