by admin | Aug 6, 2018 | Corporate News, Illegal Logging
Did you know, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has a free service available to confidentially report information about suspected breaches of Australian biosecurity laws? Redline allows callers to report matters that may not be detected, reported or...
by admin | Mar 21, 2018 | Corporate News, Illegal Logging
The Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act is now in force. From 1 January 2018, importers of regulated timber products into Australia, will face penalties for failing to comply with the Act. The Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act (AIPLA) seeks to reduce...
by admin | Jan 29, 2018 | Corporate News, Illegal Logging
As of the 1st of January 2018, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources will cease the “soft start” audit period. Penalties for non-compliance will apply after this date.The penalty for breaching the Act are as much as 5 years in jail and fines of 500...
by Media Officer | Nov 27, 2017 | Corporate News, Illegal Logging, News
WHY? In recent months the AFA has held a number of meetings with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) following the first twelve months of auditing of the due diligence requirements. Alarmingly the AFA learnt that 76% of furnishing related...
by Media Officer | Nov 27, 2017 | Corporate News, Illegal Logging, News
The Chinese government is moving to sustainable forest certification of wood products, both harvested at home and imported from other countries, officials told a conference on illegal logging in Beijing recently. That includes a crackdown on countries that don’t...
by Media Officer | Nov 27, 2017 | Corporate News, Illegal Logging, News|Uncategorised
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