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46-2024: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 14 March to Friday 15 March 2024 – DAFF applications

14 March 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period.All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned…
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IFN 02-24 – Changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities

Issued: 05 April 2024AttentionStakeholders in the import and shipping industries — including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents.PurposeTo advise stakeholders that changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and…
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64-2024: Changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities

5 April 2024Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries — including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents.What has changed?In 2023 the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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2017-40 - Plant Export Operations – Update on import permit requirements for Myanmar

​​​29 September 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide further advice on Myanmar’s new import permit (import certificate for plants/ plant products) requirements…
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Biosecurity Advice 2015/18 - Release of draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis guidelines and extension for comments til 16 December 2015

​16 October 2015The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) today released the draft Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis guidelines 2015 (BIRA guidelines). Interested stakeholders…
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2014-44 - Plant Exports – Clarification of import requirements for plant exports to Malaysia

​24 December 2014PurposeToday the Malaysian Department of Agriculture (DoA) revised their requirements that only commodities (see key points) specified in IAN 2014/35 are required to meet the new…
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2023-14 – Grain and Seed Exports Program – Approval of empty bulk vessel inspections at Port Phillip Bay (Victoria) protected anchorage

03 April 2023 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that we have approved a new protected anchorage for the inspection of empty bulk vessels for export. Summary of changes and key points The Guideline: Inspection of empty bulk vessels for export has been updated to include Port…
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128-2023: Changes to the use and disclosure of information under the Biosecurity Act 2015

1/06/2023 Who does this notice affect? All stakeholders who provide information to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) under the Biosecurity Act 2015 – including importers, customs brokers, biosecurity industry participants (BIPs), treatment providers, aircraft or vessel…
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2023-51: Plant Export Operations – Changes to Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) Quality System Recognition (QSR) inspection requirements

22 August 2023 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Authorised Officers (AOs) using PEMS to lodge QSR inspection results that there will be a change to mandatory requirements relating to sub-package type from 19 August 2023. Summary and key points Sub–package type will…
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Dodgy pet food sent to the doghouse

New procedures for imported animal-based pet food through the mail will see items destroyed if they don’t pass muster. Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity and Compliance Dr Chris Locke said the new measures were to control the risk of diseases. “Animal-based pet food often contains high-risk…
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