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5 July 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).
Summary of changes and key points
The following updates have been made to PEMS:
Removal of the ‘Edit Exporter Name’ function for Authorised Officers (…
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19 May 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.
What has changed?
The Port of Dampier FPOE determination has been amended to:
Determine the Port of Dampier as an FPOE for freight containers.…
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Chemicals subject to the Stockholm and Rotterdam ConventionsOn 18 August 2004, Australia became a party to two international agreements relating to the trade of certain hazardous chemicals. These agreements are the:Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)Rotterdam Convention on…
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You now have the opportunity to provide feedback on draft regulations and rules to modernise the agricultural levies legislation.
The draft regulations and rules available on our Have Your Say webpage for your consideration are:
Draft Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations
Draft…
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7 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients attending departmental offices in Brisbane.What has changed?Due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred only essential services are continuing from DAFF facilities in Brisbane on Friday 7 March 2025. Decisions about future closures will be made as the event…
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25 August 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.InformationStart time:As of: 14:24 Monday 25 August 2025 (AEST).Detail:The Cargo…
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30 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangement operators attempting to access online reports of entries referred to the department for biosecurity assessment, or management under a class 19 Approved Arrangement, via the Biosecurity Cargo Status Tracker (BCST).InformationResolved time…
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05 November 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS).…
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We have started a review of the biosecurity risks associated with importing veterinary immunobiologicals into Australia.
Steps to complete this reviewWhen we do this review, we:seek preliminary submissions from interested stakeholdersreview the science on pests…
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10 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice affects biosecurity industry participants (BIPs) who fumigate imported consignments due to BMSB concerns. These are BIPs that hold an approved arrangement (AA) with the department that includes one or both of the following AA classes…
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