The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) for Lepisiota incisa – comprising all governments – has endorsed a revised response plan for eradicating Lepisiota incisa from Western Australia.

The response continues to be led by Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and will include a range of activities to delimit, contain and eradicate remaining infestations in the Perth metropolitan area, and in Narrogin, WA.

30 November 2023

Who does this notice affect?

Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements; continued biosecurity competency (CBC) providers and registered training organisations (RTOs).

What has changed?

From 27 November 2023, the scope of AEPCOMM has been expanded to include the following commodities:

30 November 2023

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 2023 and 30 April 2024 (inclusive)).

30 November 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels preparing for arrivals into Australian territory

What has changed?

The MARS Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) and offline form for commercial vessels has been revised. The following changes will come into effect from 1 December 2023:

Date of issue: 29 November 2023

Date of effect: 4 December 2023

28 November 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that export certification for edible honey and apiculture products to Indonesia and Saudi Arabia is transitioning to the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system from Monday 4 December 2023.

Manual certificate applications will no longer be available for these markets from 4 December 2023.

28 November 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to alert exporters of new European Union (EU) regulations on cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya, wood, and some products containing, or having been made using these commodities.

28 November 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to alert exporters of products to the European Union (EU) of new EU regulations that will place obligations on entities placing and making available on the EU market cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood, and some products containing, having been fed with or having been made using these commodities.

28 November 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to alert exporters of products to the European Union (EU) of new EU regulations that will place obligations on entities placing and making available on the EU market cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood, and some products containing, having been fed with or having been made using these commodities.

28 November 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to alert exporters of products to the European Union (EU) of new EU regulations that will place obligations on entities placing and making available on the EU market cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood, and some products containing, having been fed with or having been made using these commodities.