Communiques

Departmental communiqués

Communiqués from the government-industry working group on live animal exports to Indonesia

The group has been established at the request of federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and follows a meeting between Minister Ludwig, the Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australian ministers, and industry representatives on Friday 10 June 2011.

• Industry-Government working group communiqués  

Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI)

• Update on Response to Low Pathogenicity Notifiable Avian Influenza (LPNAI) - 9 February 2012
• Detection of LPAI in ducks in Victoria - 2 February 2012

Red imported fire ants

• Update on efforts to eradicate Red Imported Fire Ants - December 2012

Myrtle rust

• Update on response to Myrtle rust - 27 July 2011
• Update on response to Myrtle rust - 8 March 2011
• Update on response to Myrtle rust - 23 December 2010
• Update on response to Myrtle rust - 25 October 2010
• Update on response to Myrtle rust - 15 September 2010
• Review of intensified management response to Myrtle rust - 3 September 2010
• National Management Group agrees to intensified management response to Myrtle rust - 20 August 2010

Asian honey bees

• National group supports work of Asian Honeybee Coordination Group - 19 July 2011
• Update on response to Asian honey bees - 2 February 2011
• Response to Asian honey bees - 7 September 2010

Chestnut blight

• National Management Group: Chestnut blight - 10 December 2010

Four Tropical Weeds and Siam Weed

• Update on efforts to eradicate Four Tropical Weeds and Siam Weed - August 2011

Cocoa Pod Borer

• NMG met to discuss the detection of Cocoa pod borer - August 2011

Branched broomrape

• NMG met and agreed to wound-up the eradication program - August 2011 

Rice Blast

• NGM agreed that eradication of rice blast in the ORIA is not technically feasible - September 2011

Australian Landcare Council

• Communiqués

Standing Council on Primary Industries

The Standing Council on Primary Industries (SCoPI) was established in September 2011 as part of a new council system for Council of Australian Governments.

• Read the most recent SCoPI communiqué

Export Certification Reform Package (ECRP)

Australia’s agricultural export industries are working with the government to reform export certification and inspection services through more efficient work practices and improvements in technology. Joint Industry-Ministerial Taskforces for the dairy, fish, grain, horticulture, live animal and meat export industries were set up to deliver the reforms. The ECRP is scheduled to be implemented by 30 June 2011.

• Progress reports 

Horse meat in Australia

• Roundtable: Horse meat substitution – Maintaining consumer confidence and standards – 12 April 2013