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08 April 2022
A Malaysian national was deported today 8 April 2022 after serving a jail sentence for attempting to export native reptiles out of Australia.
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28 January 2022
Three Western Australian companies will pay $250,000 as part of an enforceable undertaking after contravening Australia’s national environment law,…
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07 January 2022
A joint Commonwealth and state investigation into the illegal trade of native Australian lizards has culminated in the arrest and charging of a 26-…
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21 December 2021
A Queensland company will pay more than $1.5 million as part of an enforceable undertaking following a contravention of the Environment Protection…
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10 December 2021
The remediation determination issued to Jam Land Pty Ltd (Jam Land) on 28 April 2020 was affirmed today by the Delegate to the Minister for the…
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13 October 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment has issued an infringement notice to a company for breaching the Ozone Protection and Synthetic…
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13 September 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has issued three infringement notices for non-compliance within the fire protection industry…
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30 August 2021
A joint operation by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and Australian Border Force (ABF) has led to the seizure of over…
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30 July 2021
A 37-year-old Victorian man has been handed a jail sentence for the attempted illegal export of Australian native reptiles.
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24 May 2021
A 35-year-old Sydney man has been handed a lengthy jail sentence for the attempted illegal export of Australian native reptiles.
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19 April 2021
A house at Greystanes in Sydney’s west was assessed to be an extreme biosecurity risk and had to be chemically treated after numerous species of…
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17 March 2021
An investigation into an illegal wildlife trafficking operation has culminated in the sentencing of its ringleader to 3 years and 6 months…
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14 December 2020
A two-year joint investigation into illegal wildlife trade by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the NSW Police Force and the…
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18 September 2020
Fines totalling $26,640 have been issued to a NSW windfarm for failing to meet environmental approval conditions.