14 March 2024

Who 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 maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, users of the following systems may experience several 15-minute outages between 23:00 Thursday 14 March and 02:00 Friday 15 March 2024 (AEDT).

14 March 2024

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 manufactured in or shipped from target risk countries, that have been shipped between 1 September and 30 April (inclusive)).

14 March 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All clients lodging Self Assessed Clearances

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the Import Management System (IMS) will be unavailable from 20:00 to 23:30 Friday 15 March 2024 (AEDT).

During the above maintenance window, there will be messaging delays between the Import Management System (IMS) and Integrated Cargo System (ICS). Messages will be queued and sent at the conclusion of the outage.

14 March 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including Biosecurity Industry Participants, master consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, importers, customs brokers, and principal shipping agents – associated with the transportation or importation of returning Australian inorganic products. 

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has developed import conditions for returning Australian products derived from inorganic ingredients.

13 March 2024

Species: All

Countries: All

Attention

• All

Purpose

To inform stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is conducting stakeholder consultation on the renewed Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS) between 8 March and 20 May, 2024.

Key points

The Australian Government has committed $5 million over 4 years to the development of the renewed strategy, with the objective of providing a framework for a national approach to animal welfare in Australia.

13 March 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.

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.

All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.

8 March 2024

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to remind industry of departmental processes for authorisation of plant and plant product Requests for Permit (RFP), including requirements for out of hours authorisations and urgent/critical requests.