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43-2019 - Register your interest in attending the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) 2019-20 season Industry information sessions.

27 March 2019 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 principle agents— associated with importing goods that require…
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42-2019 - BICON, COLS, EXDOC, MARS, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 00:01 to 03:00 Friday 29 March 2019 (AEDT)

26 March 2019Who does this notice affect? All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage. All importers and customs brokers who will be…
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41-2019 - COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:30 Saturday 30 March 2019 to 03:50 Sunday 31 March 2019 (AEDT)

25 March 2019Who 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…
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Independent observers

Middle East deployments updateOn 9 October 2023, the department temporarily paused the deployment of observers on voyages carrying Australian livestock to all ports in the Middle East region due to uncertain security conditions.On 22 November 2023, the department determined that deployment of…
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Compliance investigations

We may receive information on potential non-compliance with regulations. These come from many sources, including:self-reporting by regulated entitiesExporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) independent audit reportsdepartment intelligencereports from third parties.The core elements of our…
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The Industry Government Working Group on Live Sheep and Goat Exports

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2011 Industry Government Working Group on Live Sheep and Goat Exports Final Report to Australian Government. Download Document Pages File size The Industry Government Working Group on Live Sheep and Goat Exports…
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The Independent Review of Australia’s Live Export Trade (the Farmer Review)

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, August 2011 The Independent Review of Australia’s Live Export Trade (the Farmer Review)​. Download Document Pages File size The Independent Review of Australia’s Live Export Trade (the Farmer Review) PDF 168 2 MB…
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356-2025: Scheduled Outages: Saturday 25 October and Sunday 26 October 2025 – AAMP, BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest

20 October 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON…
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355-2025: Scheduled Outage: Monday 20 October 2025 – MARS

20 October 2025Who does this notice affect?All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.InformationDue to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, there will be a scheduled outage to the Maritime…
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354-2025: Services Restored: Saturday 18 October 2025 – DAFF messaging (external emails being sent to departmental mailboxes)

18 October 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)Approved…
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