MAA 2024-28: Milk and Milk Products: Indonesia: Halal Law Implementation
Date of issue: 22 July 2024
Date of effect: 22 July 2024
Reference Number: MAA2024-28
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MAA 2024-08: Fish and Fish Products: Indonesia: Halal Law Implementation
Date of issue: 22 July 2024
Date of effect: 22 July 2024
Reference Number: MAA2024-08
Biosecurity capacity building in Timor-Leste
As part of the department’s ongoing international technical collaboration with Australia’s near neighbours, staff from the Pacific Engagement and International Plant Health team have been supporting plant health and biosecurity capacity building a
Boosting Diagnostic Capacity for Plant Production Industries project a win for plant industries
Collaboration, technology and innovation is crucial in managing current and emerging biosecurity risks to Australia’s plant production industries.
MAA 2024-25: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #10 – High pathogenicity avian influenza - certification updates for poultry meat and poultry products, including eggs to Hong Kong
Date of issue: 19 July 2024
Date of effect: Immediate
Related MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-23
Expo showcases STEM careers in government
In August during National Science Week the first ever Government Scientists Group STEM Expo was held in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra. The Expo showcased STEM careers and activities in government agencies.
Safe hands on our farms
This year’s National Farm Safety Week is presenting farmers and farming communities with a wide array of stories, information, tips and events designed to upskill safe farming practices and improve wellbeing.
2024-12: EXDOC and NEXDOC planned outages 20-21 July 2024
19 July 2024
Purpose
The Department of Home Affairs has notified the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) of an outage to the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) which will impact the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system and the Export Documentation (EXDOC) system.
Summary of changes and key points
To notify NEXDOC system and EXDOC system users that both systems will be impacted due to a planned ICS update.
Proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy
The proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy and Charge (Biosecurity Protection Levy) was intended to be a new levy and charge payable by primary producers. It was one component of the larger 2023-24 Budget measure ‘Strengthened and Sustainably Funded Biosecurity System’, which is delivering increased, broad based, long-term sustainable funding for Australia’s biosecurity system.
The bills to introduce the Biosecurity Protection Levy framework were discharged from the Senate Notice Paper on 12 February 2025.
Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting
Thursday 18 July 2024
Meeting Communiqué
Commonwealth, state and territory agriculture ministers met in person in Brisbane on Thursday 18 July 2024 for the second Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) of the year.
AMM 02/2024 was chaired by the Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt. Ministers welcomed the new AMM Member for Tasmania, the Hon Jane Howlett MP and thanked the Hon Jo Palmer MLC for her contribution during her time as Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water.