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16 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who will be required to…
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12 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, Master Consolidators, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with importing goods…
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Date of issue: 24 October 2023
Date of effect: Immediately
Reference Number: MAA2023-09
Related MAAs: N/A
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Seafood Trade Advisory Group, Seafood Industry Australia
Export establishments
Exporters, AEPI and EXDOC…
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31 August 2015 Public consultation has commenced for the draft Biosecurity (Biosecurity Import Risk Analyses) Regulation 2015.
The Australian Government through the Department of Agriculture has…
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5 August 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.All importers…
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16 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who currently lodge imported cargo documentation via the COLS interface for assessment.
What is the Enhancement?
The department has developed an IT solution that will allow all third-party cargo logistics software…
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29 July 2022
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with importing goods that require…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, April 2023
This coversheet may be submitted alongside documentation for seed for planting consignments.
Use of the coversheet is voluntary and is intended to streamline the document assessment process. The coversheet will…
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28 April 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.
What has changed?
The Ministry of Primary Industries New Zealand (MPI NZ) has advised the Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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31 July 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, Master Consolidators, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with importing goods…
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