22 January 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.

Information

Due to urgent system maintenance, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable from 22:00 to 23:00 Monday 22 January 2024 (AEDT).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

22 January 2024

Who does this notice affect?

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

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 28 January 2024 (AEDT).

Action

Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this planned maintenance period.

22 January 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.

19 January 2024

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry applications are now open for the export of Hass avocados to India from eastern Australia (states excluding Western Australia)

19 January 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Class 12.2 Approved Arrangements

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)).

The National Investigation and Reporting Protocol for Fish Kills (2007) was developed to provide a consistent national approach, and minimum standards, for the investigation and reporting of fish kill incidents.

Thorough investigation of fish kills – unusual mortality events in non-mammalian aquatic animals – can provide early warning of exotic or emerging diseases that could threaten Australia’s aquatic ecosystems, fisheries resources or aquaculture industries.

18 January 2024

Species: All

Countries: All

Attention

• All livestock export stakeholders

Purpose

To advise stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has further extended the consultation for stage 2 of the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) review.

Date of issue: 18 January 2024

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: IAN 2024-01

Attention

Organic operators, exporters, organic industry experts, organic academia, organic industry bodies and experienced parties.

Purpose

To advise that the NSAC is seeking a new member to fill a current vacancy.

17 January 2024

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters of a planned outages for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) Export Documentation System (EXDOC) and Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.

The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify all details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in the notices.