The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry works to enhance our agricultural, fisheries and forestry industries. We create new and maintain existing agricultural export opportunities, to provide gains for Australian agriculture. We manage biosecurity risks to Australia to protect our multi-billion dollar agricultural industries and our way of life.
Sections
Key People
Further information
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Type of Body
A. Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
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GFS Sector Classification
GGS
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Established By / Under
Constitution and Administrative Arrangement Orders
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Annual Report Prepared and tabled?
Yes
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Classification
A. Primary body
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GFS Function / Sector Reported
Agriculture
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Materiality
Material
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PS Act Body
Yes - Department
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Auditor
ANAO
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Creation Date
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Postal Address
GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601
Enquiry Lines
| Title | Phone Number | Hours of Operation | Description |
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| Environment Community Information | 1800 803 772 | 9am to 4pm EST | For enquiries about the publications and services of the Department |
| Farm Support | 1800 900 090 | For general enquiries | |
| Media enquires - Agriculture | (61 2) 6272 3232 | For media enquiries about agriculture and biosecurity issues. | |
| Media enquires - Environment | (61 2) 6275 9880 | For media enquiries about environment issues |
Government appointed boards
- Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs Advisory Committee
- Forest and Wood Products Council
- Future Drought Fund Consultative Committee
- National Fishing Advisory Council
- National Recreational Fishing Council
- Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel
- Sub-committee on Aquatic Animal Health
Other boards and structures
- Agricultural Finance Forum
- Agriculture Ministers' Meeting
- Agriculture Senior Officials Committee
- Australian Egg Corporation Limited
- Australian Fisheries Management Forum
- Australian Livestock Export Corporation Ltd
- Australian Meat Processor Corporation Limited
- Australian Plague Locust Commission
- Australian Pork Limited
- Australian Wool Innovation Limited
- Beef Industry Advisory Committee
- Biosecurity Research Steering Committee
- Dairy Australia Limited
- Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee
- Director of Biosecurity
- Export Meat Industry Advisory Committee
- Export Wild Game Meat Industry Consultative Committee
- Food and Grocery Sector Group
- Food Export Regulators Steering Committee
- Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited
- Forestry and Forest Products Committee
- Halal Consultative Committee
- Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
- Import Industry Finance Consultative Committee
- Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports
- Inspector-General of Biosecurity
- Live Animal Export Finance Industry Consultative Committee
- Meat and Livestock Australia Limited
- National Biosecurity Emergency Preparedness Expert Group
- National Biosecurity Management Group
- National Committee for Land Use and Management Information
- National Committee on Soil and Terrain
- National Forest Inventory Steering Committee
- National Management Group
- National Rural Advisory Council
- SAFEMEAT
- Scientific Advisory Group
- Seafood Exporters Consultative Committee
- Shark-Plan Representative Group
- Sugar Research Australia Limited
- The Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (Invasive Animals Australia)
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