18 November 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All customs brokers, importers, biosecurity industry participants, and food importers that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, surveillance, or other purposes).
What has changed?
Work has been progressing under the Cargo Service Delivery Rapid Response team established in September to respond to ongoing disruptions with commercial cargo imports, as per Import Industry Advice Notice on 28 Sept 2022 (available at https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/industry-advice/2022/182-2022).
One of the commitments made by the rapid response team was to expand current industry engagements and communications, through enhanced engagement with industry and hosting a range of webinars to share information on current departmental initiatives available to industry.
The below table outlines the topics being run, dates and how to register your interest to attend.
| Webinar Topic | Dates | Register your interest by 5pm on the dates below |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Label/Visual inspections for Imported Food | 2 December 2022 9 December 2022 |
28 November 2022 2 December 2022 |
| Food Import Compliance Agreements (FICAs) | 28 November 2022 5 December 2022 |
25 November 2022 30 November 2022 |
| Rural Tailgate – Approved Arrangements 14.4 | 29 November 2022 6 December 2022 |
25 November 2022 1 December 2022 |
| Biosecurity Portal | 30 November 2022 14 December 2022 |
28 November 2022 9 December 2022 |
To register you interest and attendance for one or more of these webinars please email your contact details to CargoSDrapidresponseteam@aff.gov.au.
Further information
For further general information about this Import Industry Advice Notice, please contact the department on 1800 900 090.