1771) Responses to comments received following release of the draft Biosecurity Bill and Inspector-General of Biosecurity Bill

The Australian Government is developing new biosecurity legislation to replace the century-old Quarantine Act 1908. The legislation package comprises the …

1772) Protocol for biological control agents

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources conducts assessments for release of invertebrate or plant pathogenic biological control agents (which …

1773) Legislation: ports of entry, biological material, articles and things likely to introduce a disease or pest, plant quarantine

The principle legislation regulating quarantine is the Quarantine Act 1908 and provides authority for the Quarantine Proclamation 1998. The Quarantine …

1774) National arrangements for plant health

Australia is a federation composed of different states and territories. Under Australia's biosecurity system, the federal government and state and …

1775) National arrangements for plant health

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment works with its stakeholders to maintain and improve plant health in Australia. …

1776) How a USDA worker became an action-adventure comic character

Just how does a humble federal worker in Washington end up as a rugged explorer in a widely syndicated comic …

1777) New year greetings from the IPPC Secretariat

Dear colleagues,

1778) The 3rd Training Workshop on the PCE Facilitators successfully organized in Ronciglione Italy

Held in Ronciglione, Italy, from September 19th – 30th 2016, the 3rd training workshop on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) …

1779) Detection of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in the Northern Territory

This is the first report of CGMMV in Australia. Preliminary evidence indicates that the strain/s infecting watermelon in Australia have …

1780) Highlights from the December 2018 Commission on Phytosanitary Measures Bureau meeting

11 December 2018 - The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau met virtually on 11 December 2018. Participants included six …