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Issued: 9 November 2023
Importers of bivalve molluscs and bivalve mollusc products, and brokers acting on their behalf. Competent authorities in countries that export bivalve molluscs and bivalve mollusc products to Australia.
This notice provides updated information on changes to import requirements for bivalve molluscs and bivalve mollusc products.
08 November 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify plant export Authorised Officers (AOs) of a new mandatory eLearning course available through Learnhub.
8 November 2023
All clients attempting to contact the department or anticipating outcomes of biosecurity assessments.
The department’s network has been impacted by the outage affecting the Optus mobile and fixed networks. The outage is ongoing but services are gradually being restored.
The following services have been restored:
8 November 2023
Clients in the imports and shipping industries – including freight forwarders, importers, and customs brokers – associated with imported goods and containers selected for the Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspection.
Pests and weeds are costing farmers a combined $5.3 billion a year in both management and production loss.
7 November 2023
This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will commence its annual heightened surveillance regime for managing the risks posed by Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetles (Arhopalus ferus) on vessels departing from New Zealand from 00:01 hours (NZST) on Wednesday 8 November 2023.
06 November 2023
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.
To support system maintenance, BICON will be unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 11 November to 03:00 Sunday 12 November 2023 (AEDT).
Clients are advised to complete and submit any in-progress import permit applications prior to the commencement of this planned outage period.
Prevention of future pandemics and major health events requires cooperation across health sectors and disciplines via a One Health approach.
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS)
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - food monthly failing food reports
