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Date of issue: 22 July 2024Date of effect: 22 July 2024Reference Number: MAA2024-08AttentionIndustry bodies: Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry AustraliaSeafood Export EstablishmentsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Central and…
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Date of issue: 22 July 2024Date of effect: 22 July 2024Reference Number: MAA2024-07AttentionIndustry bodies: Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australian Honey Bee Industry CouncilHoney and Other Non-Prescribed Goods Export EstablishmentsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Central…
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21 June 2021PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and the registration of treatment facilities, to export summerfruits to protocol markets for the 2021–22 season.Summary key…
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Date of issue: 15 October 2024Date of effect: 25 September 2024Related MAAs: MAA 2024-36 (recalled)AttentionIndustry bodies – Dairy Australia, Infant Nutrition Council, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Australian Food and Grocery CouncilDairy Export EstablishmentsDepartment of…
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On 28 February 2024, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry announced that the Government is extending its commitment to transparency and accountability with the creation of a new Sustainable Biosecurity Funding Advisory Panel (the Panel). Details of the announcement are…
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The Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme (AFAS) is a bilateral arrangement between the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) and participating overseas government agencies. AFAS manages the high biosecurity risk posed by ineffective methyl bromide (MB)…
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Exports systemsThe department has designed a modern, streamlined, enhanced exports traceability system to support overseas market access for exports of agricultural products.The program includes developing a new export documentation system (NEXDOC), modernising the existing IT system platforms of…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health…
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We are building a stronger biosecurity system to protect Australia from the increasing risk of hitchhiker pests in sea containers and goods.
Some examples of hitchhiker pests. Top left khapra beetle, top right spotted lanternfly, bottom left giant African…
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26 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All industry stakeholders involved in imports.
What has changed?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the department has enacted Business Continuity Plans (BCP), which include all biosecurity operations. Incident Management Teams are now meeting daily to discuss…
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