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246-2023: Unplanned Service Disruption: 22 November 2023 – Import Management System

22 November 2023 Who does this notice affect? All clients lodging Self Assessed Clearances. Information Detail: The Import Management System (IMS) system is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. Departmental officers are unable to access IMS. There will be delays between…
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2018-47 - Business Systems Program – Plant Export Management System industry launch

​18 October 2018PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that from November 2018, the Plant Export Management System (PEMS) will be available for industry use. Summary of…
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2021-12 - Congestion Busting Program – Plant Exports Management System updates

1 April 2021 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) to align with the Export Control Act 2020. Summary of changes and key points The Export Compliance Expiry Period field has been renamed Inspection Validity…
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Importation of Stockfeed and Stockfeed Ingredients - Risk Management Measures for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

​NumberDescription  Word  PDF2015/13Biosecurity Advice 2015/13 Revised biosecurity policy for stockfeed with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies​…
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IFN 08-24: Commencement of the imposition of fees for post-inspection in-office imported food sample management activities

AttentionIndustry stakeholders, including commercial importers and brokers importing consignments of imported food subject to analytical testing under the Imported Food Control Act 1992.PurposeTo advise that on 3 February 2025 the Department Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will…
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Summary of Methods and Checklists

Aerobic plate countDocument titleFile typeHorizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms – Colony count at 30°C by the pour plate technique – AS 5013.5-2016​PDF [412 KB]Word [140 KB]Aerobic Plate Counts in Foods (Neogen Petrifilm Methods) – AOAC 990.12PDF [433 KB]Word [106…
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2025-47: Plant Exports – Plant Exports Management System expected maintenance outage

29 August 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) users of a planned system maintenance outage.Summary of changes and key pointsPEMS will be unavailable from 11:00pm, Saturday 30 August 2025 to 1:00am, Sunday 31 August 2025 (AEST).During…
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National Management Group Communiqué: Tomato brown rugose fruit virus – 29 May 2025

The National Management Group (NMG) agreed at its meeting on 29 May 2025 that it is no longer technically feasible to eradicate tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) from Australia. This decision is based on the technical considerations of the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (…
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2016-37 - Authorised Officer Programme - Update on the upgrade to the Learning Management System

17 June 2016PurposeTo provide further information in relation to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ transition to a new Learning Management System (LMS).BackgroundThe department’s current…
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2021-16 - Compliance policy – Nationally harmonised framework for managing biosecurity treatments – survey report

30 April 2021PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to share a report on a survey of onshore methyl bromide treatment providers and related industry members.Key pointsOver a 4-week period from 20 August 2020 to 17 September 2020, onshore methyl bromide treatment providers and related industry…
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