NSW Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) Annual Meeting of Officials Communique - 29 November 2023
The 2023 NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place via videoconference on 29 November 2023.
Main site content
2024-10: Plant Export Operations – Change to RFP requirements for protocol horticulture consignments to New Zealand
04 March 2024
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of upcoming changes to Request for Permit (RFP) requirements for exports to New Zealand using the Export Plan for Fresh Produce from Australia to New Zealand (Export Plan).
2024-09: Grain and Seed Exports – Update to forest product instructional materials
1 March 2024
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the instructional material for inspecting forest products has been updated, including requirements for fumigators to be approved to fumigate logs for export to China.
2024-08: Plant Export Operations – Ongoing conversion of instructional material
1 March 2024
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of ongoing updates being made to instructional material documents.
36-2024: Urgent Scheduled Outage: Friday 01 March 2024 - BICON
1 March 2024
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
Information
Due to urgent system maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 14:30 to 16:30 Friday 01 March 2024 (AEDT).
Action
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
35-2024: Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 01 March 2024 – Biosecurity direction messaging delays
1 March 2024
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and brokers awaiting biosecurity directions from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department).
Information
Start time:
As of: 02:30 Thursday 29 February 2024 (AEDT).
Detail:
The department’s Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption, which is causing delays in the issuing of biosecurity directions to some importers and brokers.
Avian influenza awareness – Keep a TopWatch!
As part of our work under the Northern Australia Biosecurity Strategy (NABS), we have developed an animation to increase awareness and encourage early detection and reporting of the disease.
Keep a TopWatch!
Download
Download and share our video.
34-2024: Service Disruption: Saturday 02 March to Sunday 03 March 2024 COLS
28 February 2024
Who 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.
Information
Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) may experience a brief service disruption from 23:30 Saturday 02 March to 04:30 Sunday 03 March 2024 (AEDT).
33-2024: Have Your Say – Proposed changes to the department’s Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management Policy – Extension notice
28 February 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 principle shipping agents – associated with the transport or importation of chemical or mined (inorganic) fertiliser.
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is undertaking external consultation in relation to proposed changes to its Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management policies.
Trial showcases the future for agricultural traceability
Farmers can be confident for the future of strong traceability standards across the board, thanks to the trial of data enabled traceability concepts and a new traceability protocol.