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2017-08 - Vietnam: Amendments to Australian seafood establishment live seafood listings

​Date of issue: 07/11/2017 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA 2017 - 08Attention:Industries—SeafoodExport establishments approved to export seafood to VietnamSeafood Export Consultative…
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Fact Sheet for Abattoir Owners or Operators

What is the ‘Independent Employer of AAOs Accreditation Scheme’?It is a scheme developed by the department to provide for the employment of Australian Government Authorised Officers (AAOs) by independent employment providers. Under the Scheme, agencies will supply AAOs to Australian export…
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Commercial vessel biosecurity reporting

All commercial vessels must use MARS for vessel pre-arrival reporting.Commercial vessel types that must use MARS to report noting that some vessels having additional requirements to be met:Australian vesselsCruiseHeavy liftRo-Ros (Roll On Roll Off)BargesFishingLivestockSuperyachts - charteredBreak…
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AQIS Response to the CSIRO Food Science Australia report 'Review of the Current Testing Protocols for Imported Seafood Products'

​Review of the Current Testing Protocols for Imported Seafood Products by Food Science Australia, February 2010 1. Overarching Recommendation: A Mix of Risk Management Options ‘AQIS should implement…
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105-2023: Permits to import cats and dogs to Australia and expected behaviour when interacting with the department

5 May 2023 Who does this notice affect? This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies, preparing veterinarians, and importers of cats and dogs to Australia from countries other than New Zealand and Norfolk Island. What has changed? This advice supersedes the…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Economics References Committee report: Third party certification of food

August 2017 Download Australian Government response to the Senate Economics References Committee report: Third party certification of food [PDF 57KB] Australian Government response to the Senate Economics References Committee report: Third party certification of food [DOCX 349KB] If you have…
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92-2016 – Management of cabotage vessels loading dry bulk in-ship agricultural commodities

27 September 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for industry representatives involved with the movement of domestic dry bulk in-ship agricultural commodities (fertiliser, grain and stockfeed…
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37-2020 - BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 12 March to 02:00 Friday 13 March 2020 (AEDT)

10 March 2020 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to submit permit applications in the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period. All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the…
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188-2019 - BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Thursday 14 November to 00:15 Friday 15 November 2019 (AEDT)

13 November 2019 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to access invoices using the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage period. All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the…
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64-2020 - BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 14 May to 02:30 Friday 15 May 2020 (AEST)

11 May 2020 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to access invoices using the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period. All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for…
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