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Approved arrangement class 19

Approved arrangement class 19 allows accredited persons to assess documentation and manage biosecurity risk by applying codes. Codes are entered when completing an import declaration in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) or third-party software. Our Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) then…
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30-2016 - Introduction of the Cargo Online Lodgement Tutorial

16 May 2016Who does this notice affect?All clients lodging import documentation for biosecurity assessment purposes.For informationThe department has recorded a Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)…
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HACCP requirements for US listed establishments

Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, November 2024.This document provides export meat establishments with guidance to meet the Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) system requirements of the United States of America.The document outlines the…
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195-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Saturday 21 June 2025 – Potential delays to documentary assessment processes for Self-Assessed Clearance consignments

21 June 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients submitting the below declarations:Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)InformationStart time:As of: 07:50 Saturday 21 June 2025 (AEST).Detail:The department is currently experiencing an unplanned…
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34-2017 - Changes to timber and timber product import conditions: new timeframe for post treatment export for unfinished timber and changes to documentary requirements for wooden manufactured articles

​​​5 April 2017 Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers of timber and timber products and associated industry participants and retailers.What is changing?Following completion…
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261-2023: December 2023 / January 2024 holiday shut down operating hours

7 December 2023 Who does this notice affect? All internal and external stakeholders who may require Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulatory services during the department’s shut down period.  What has changed? The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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Biosecurity risk management template

1. Project overviewProvide a general overview of the project including details of:project proponentcompany managing projectproject operational location/sproposed timeframe of project.2. PurposeProtecting…
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Improving market transparency in perishable agricultural goods industries

In late 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conducted an inquiry into bargaining power imbalances in supply chains for perishable agricultural goods (PAG) in Australia. The subsequent Perishable Agricultural Goods Inquiry Report recommended that the government and…
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AusTreat pre-border biosecurity treatment provider scheme

 The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has introduced AusTreat, a new pre-border biosecurity treatment provider scheme. AusTreat has replaced the Offshore BMSB Treatment Providers Scheme and sets the conditions for the regulation of pre-border biosecurity treatment…
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2011-18 Plant Exports - Electronic Export Certification - Change to Service Delivery

​31 March 2011Further to Industry Advice Notice 2008/15; 200​9/28; 2010/19 & 2011/11, this notice is issued to inform exporters of amended service delivery arrangements for…
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