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Media Release Stronger penalties for travellers who don’t declare high risk biosecurity items The Hon. David Littleproud MP Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management Deputy Leader of the Nationals Wednesday 17th June 2020 Stronger penalties for travellers who don’t declare high risk biosecurity items Biosecurity Amendment (Traveller Declarations and Other Measures) Bill 2020 introduced into the House of Representatives. Bill enables higher value infringement notices to be issued for goods that have not been declared on an incoming passenger card and pose a high biosecurity risk. Director of Biosecurity will determine which goods are subject to a higher infringement notice amount. An amendment to the Biosecurity Act 2015 to strengthen biosecurity penalties was introduced into the House of Representatives today. ...

THE HON DAVID LITTLEPROUD MP MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES, DROUGHT, RURAL FINANCE, NATURAL DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 2nd January 2020 EXTENSION OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR NSW BUSHFIRES Payments of $1000 per adult and $400 per child are now available to those worst-hit by the bushfires in the local government area of Bega Valley in NSW. Assistance is being provided through the Australia Government Disaster Recovery Payment. Minister for Natural Disaster and Emergency Management David Littleproud said the AGDRP would help to provide dignity for those who had suffered a catastrophic loss. “This is for people whose home has been severely damaged or destroyed, who’ve been seriously injured or who’ve lost a family member,” Minister Littleproud said. “This will help to cover the immediate needs of those worst hit, and help them get through the coming days. “We will make further assistance available to these communities ...