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20 November 2023
Biosecurity industry participants, such as vessel owners, operators, shipping agents and consignees involved in the management of domestic in-ships-hold agricultural commodities (e.g., fertiliser, grain, stockfeed) on board international vessels.
20 November 2023
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 26 November 2023 (AEDT).
Action
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this planned maintenance period.
Our farmers do an amazing job to produce some of the world’s best agricultural products.
Australia exports about 72% of the total value of agricultural, fisheries and forestry production, which in 2022–23 was an estimated $98 billion.
Date of issue: 16 November 2023
Date of effect: 18 – 19 November 2023 and 29 November 2023.
Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, approved export permit issuers and EDI users.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.
To notify Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system users of planned outages in November.
Date of issue: 16 November 2023
Date of effect: 19 November 2023
Date of issue: 16 November 2023
Date of effect: 19 November 2023
15 November 2023
Species: All livestock
Country(s): All
To advise stakeholders that the department has delayed commencement of new laboratory test report requirements under the updated Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) version 3.3.
14 November 2023
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for a review of pest risk assessments for spider mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae).
The department undertakes risk analyses to consider market access requests for fresh fruit commodities for human consumption from trading partners. Many of these risk analyses include pest risk assessments for spider mites of the family Tetranychidae.
