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19 December 2014Who does this notice affect?This notice outlines for internal and external stakeholders, the Department of Agriculture’s Christmas and New Year operating hours in regional offices,…
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19 December 2014Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to clients in the import and shipping industry, including importers and customs brokers.What has changed?The Department of…
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Importers are responsible for ensuring that tyres are imported free from biosecurity risk material (BRM). If contamination is found by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, remedial…
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Machinery imported to Australia must be free from biosecurity risk material on arrival. Under the Biosecurity Act 2015,machinery that has been brought into Australia and found to be excessively…
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The following machinery cleaning guides and checklists have been developed to assist importers and offshore cleaners to meet Australia's import conditions (free of biosecurity risk material) as found in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).
The guides and checklists provide a pictorial…
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Machinery not meeting the acceptable cleanliness standards of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources may not be permitted entry into Australia. It is the importer’s responsibility to…
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Consignments imported under the enhanced import conditions
The department continues to monitor and enforce stringent import conditions to manage the biosecurity risk associated with imported prawns.
All imports of raw prawns must be verified that they have tested free from white spot syndrome…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, March 2017
Requirements apply to the treatment of prawns, through cooking, to manage biosecurity risk. These measures are in place to manage the risk of White Spot Disease in prawn consignments that were imported prior to the…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, March 2017The importation of uncooked prawns into Norfolk Island is currently suspended. This is due to the outbreak of white spot disease…
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15 November 2019
Purpose
To notify industry of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food export certification fees and charges.
Summary of key points
The Department of Agriculture is providing opportunities for export certification industry…
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