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Issued: 30 May 2019
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to advise importers and brokers about a temporary cessation of border controls for the inspection and analysis of carbon monoxide (CO) treatment of fresh, chilled or frozen tuna and barramundi fillets, portions and cutlets.
What has…
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As the regulator, we are committed to continuous improvement. We have several live animal export reform activities in progress. These are designed to:
increase the efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness of our regulatory administration
increase the transparency of our regulatory…
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We have completed a non-regulated analysis of existing policy for the importation of fresh strawberry fruit from the Republic of Korea into Australia. Additional resources were allocated to the analysis through the 2015 Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper.
There were three…
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It is important that any locust activity is reported as soon as possible to your state biosecurity agency, or department of primary industries or agriculture.
You can also report locust activity directly to the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) by phoning 1800 635 962 (an answering…
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White spot disease has been detected in Queensland prawns. Find out about the response currently underway to contain and eradicate the disease.
Review of National Marine Pest Biosecurity
Introduced marine pests are marine plants or animals that are not native to Australia but have been…
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Our import risk analyses are consistent with Australia’s international biosecurity obligations. This includes our obligations under the:
World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement)
International Plant Protection Convention (…
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The department is involved in international efforts to foster the sustainable management of forests globally and combat illegal logging and associated trade. Our department aims to assist our forest industries through international engagement that benefits their interests, in turn supporting the…
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The International Food Standards program (IFS) contributes to the maintenance and development of international market access opportunities for the Australian food and beverage industries. This is…
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25 March 2019Who does this notice affect? All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage.InformationUpdate: This…
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