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Arrangements for aircraft invoking sovereign immunity

​​Under international law, foreign governments are entitled to invoke sovereign immunity on State-owned or operated aircraft arriving into Australian territory. Whenever the claim of sovereign immunity is invoked, biosecurity officers are not permitted to board sovereign immune aircraft to conduct…
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Biosecurity Fact Sheet: Group pest risk analysis for mealybugs

​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, September 2018The factsheet provides an overview of the group pest risk analysis for mealybugs, and the viruses they transmit, for a 60 day public…
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Offshore Petroleum and Fisheries

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is the assessor for offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas activities in Commonwealth waters. This decision took effect on 28 February 2014 following a…
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Notice to Industry 1: Amended administrative conditions for all ruminant reproductive material

13 September 2021 Download Notice to Industry 1: Amended administrative conditions for all ruminant reproductive material (PDF 81KB) Notice to Industry 1: Amended administrative conditions for all ruminant reproductive material (Word 161KB) Attachment 1: Summary table for semen (Word 25KB…
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187-2021: Commencement of the 2021-22 Brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB) risk season - 1 September

1 September 2021 Who does this notice affect? Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or…
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MAA 2024-25: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #10 – High pathogenicity avian influenza - certification updates for poultry meat and poultry products, including eggs to Hong Kong

Date of issue: 19 July 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-23AttentionEgg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and…
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MAA 2024-26: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #11 – High pathogenicity avian influenza – certification updates for the Solomon Islands and New Zealand.

Date of issue: 25 July 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-25AttentionEgg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and…
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Regulator Performance

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry plays a critical role as a regulator.Through our regulation, we support a more sustainable and prosperous Australia through biosecurity, production and trade. We regulate in the public interest while continuing to safeguard and grow sustainable…
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MAA 2024-32: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #13 – High pathogenicity avian influenza - certification updates for Vanuatu

Date of issue: 30 August 2024Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-25, 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30AttentionEgg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export establishmentsLicensed exportersDepartment of Agriculture,…
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Import request

​An import request is a proposal made to bring goods into Australia where import conditions for the goods have not yet been established. Import requests are also referred to as ‘import proposals’ or ‘market access requests’.Australia receives a significant number of import requests for a variety of…
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