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Changes to macadamia nuts levy and charge

Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge rate on macadamia nuts harvested in Australia and sold or processed or exported will increase.Rates from 1 January 2025PRODUCTLEVY/CHARGE RATEMacadamia dried kernels sold or processed or exported26.00 cents per…
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Changes to lychees levy and charge

Notice issued: 17 December 2024From 1 January 2025, the levy and charge on fresh lychees produced in Australia and sold or exported will change. The change will introduce a Plant Health Australia levy and decrease the marketing and research and development levy.The total levy and charge rate for…
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Exporting fish and fish products from Australia

We regulate the export of fish and fish products as food for human consumption from Australia. This ensures that goods:comply with Australia’s export lawsmeet importing country requirements.Laws and regulationsThe department puts export regulations in place to assure our trading partners that…
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Prawn products requirements table

Summary of enhanced import conditions for prawns and prawn products for human consumption. Importers are responsible for ensuring that the conditions on the import permit are complied with before importing goods into Australia. Please refer to Australia’s Biosecurity Import Conditions database (…
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Compliance and enforcement tools

​​​​​The Biosecurity Act 2015 (Biosecurity Act) came into effect on 16 June 2016 and provides a wide range of modern regulatory tools to encourage compliance with biosecurity requirements. These tools have recently been updated by the Biosecurity Amendment (Traveller Declarations and Other…
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Biosecurity Emergency Management – Interstate Deployment Arrangements for Biosecurity Responses

The Interstate Deployment Arrangements for Biosecurity Responses (the Arrangements) provide national guidance for coordinating the deployment of Australian jurisdictional staff for biosecurity incidents.In…
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2021-15 - Indonesia Country Recognition Arrangement – Renewal of Australia's Country Recognition Arrangement with Indonesia

28 April 2021 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Australia plant and plant product industry stakeholders of the renewal of Australia's Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia. Summary of changes and key points On 22 April 2021, Australia’s CRA with Indonesia…
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The detection of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Australian cattle exported to Indonesia

As Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer, I can confirm that lumpy skin disease, or LSD, has never been detected in Australia, and Australia remains free from the disease. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has been advised by the Indonesian Agriculture and Quarantine…
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Register for our next Biosecurity Webinar focussing on rabies

Coming soon – Episode 16 – One Health in action to end rabies deaths by 2030. Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease resulting in about 59,000 human deaths a year globally, with most occurring in Africa and Asia. Infected dogs are responsible for its transmission to humans in over 96% of cases.…
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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - Tasmania - Department of Primary Industries & Water

Cover Letter Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 303 Devonport Tasmania 7310 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6421 7634 Telephone Andrew.Bishop@dpiw.tas.gov.au 4 September 2008 Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT …
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