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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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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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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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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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30 March 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have expanded food safety requirements to include packaged grain and seed exports.
Summary of changes and key points
The Thailand MoPH…
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The carpet sea squirt (Didemnum vexillum) is a rapidly spreading marine animal that forms large colonies. These colonies attach to infrastructure, rocks and grow over and smother other marine organisms like algae, shellfish, and sea sponges. Typically yellow in colour, the carpet sea squirt may…
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7 May 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods shipped between 1 September 2020 that arrive in…
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8 August 2024PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) users, including plant export clients, exporters and authorised officers, of outages to the PEMS system due to a production upgrade and planned maintenance.Summary of changes and key…
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7 November 2024Who does this notice affect?Persons who lodge documents via Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS).What has changed?As a direct result of industry feedback, the department has increased the COLS upload file size limit from 10 MB to 20 MB.This enhancement delivers on commitments to…
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27 June 2024Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Portal users, including Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders, who access the Portal via the digital ID (myID) pathway.What has changed?The login tiles on the Biosecurity Portal digital…
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