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On 1 December 2021, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and Other Improvements) Bill 2019 was passed by the Australian Parliament. It became law on 7 December 2021, when it received royal assent.…
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On 7 February 2019, the department engaged ACIL Allen Consulting Pty Ltd to undertake the independent review of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (the Act).
Section 4 of the Act requires the Minister to cause a review of the operation of the amendments made…
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This document defines the information requirements that must be met to support assessment of non-commodity concerns associated with imported goods.
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This policy defines the minimum documentary and import declaration requirements that must be met when lodging an import declaration to support risk assessment of imported goods, for biosecurity purposes or for goods subject to the Imported Food Inspection Scheme.
Version 4.1 of this policy,…
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Review of documentary requirements
The department conducts scheduled review of our documentary policies. Following internal and external stakeholder engagement, version 4 of the Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy (MDIRP) came into effect August 2021. A transitional…
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Why are my goods being inspected?
Your consignment has been randomly selected for a Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspection. These inspections are conducted on a containerised sea cargo imported into Australia and aim to:
ensure that import controls are operating effectively
provide…
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Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspections are conducted by the department on containerised sea cargo imported into Australia. This is a part of the system of verification that ensures the integrity of the Australian biosecurity system.
A robust biosecurity system helps protect…
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Our search tool is a guide to biosecurity industry participants and the activities they can carry out for imported goods under their approved arrangement.
Biosecurity industry participants that have agreed to have their details published on the department’s webpages appear in the search tool. If…
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Guide to using the glossary
This glossary contains common terms, acronyms and definitions that relate to approved arrangements. It is subject to review on a regular basis.
Definitions that are not contained within this glossary can be found in the Biosecurity Act 2015 (the Act) or in…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2023
The Approved arrangements general policies details how the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will assess and monitor compliance, detect and report on noncompliance, address noncompliance and apply…
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