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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry supports the Australian wine industry by providing advice to the Australian Government on matters related to wine. This includes advice on:
international market access,
policy settings and
responding to issues affecting the industry…
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Australia has recently reformed its illegal logging laws. The reformed Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 (Act) and Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024 (Rules) are now in effect.Please visit our illegal logging page for information on the changes and links to guidance material.DownloadIllegal…
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13 May 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All stakeholders interested in providing feedback on the department’s Regulator Performance Framework 2018-19 self-assessments.
What is happening?
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is seeking feedback on its Regulator Performance…
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In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) acknowledged that agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines (agvet chemical) regulation required reform and established a Ministerial Taskforce to develop an updated and harmonised national system for…
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[expand all]Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR)The Commonwealth
Gene Technology Act 2000 came into force on 21 June 2001 and is a key component of the national…
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17 October 2017 Who does this notice affect? This notice affects importers of products that contain wood, paper or pulp, regulated under the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012. It is also…
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9 June 2010
The formal commencement of an import risk analysis (IRA) under the regulated IRA process to consider a proposal to import fresh decrowned pineapple fruit from Malaysia
This Biosecurity…
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18 August 2008
Commencement of an Import Risk Analysis for Table Grapes from China
This Biosecurity Australia Advice announces the formal commencement of an import risk analysis (IRA) under the…
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Chemicals subject to the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions
On 18 August 2004, Australia became a party to two international agreements relating to the trade of certain hazardous chemicals. These agreements are the:
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Rotterdam…
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16 October 2015The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) today released the draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis guidelines 2015 (BIRA guidelines). Interested stakeholders…
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