31 October 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All clients submitting the below declarations:

• Full Import Declaration (FID)
• Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
• Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
• Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
• Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)

Information

Due to Department of Home Affairs system maintenance, there will be delays to DAFF messaging from 23:00 Wednesday 01 November to 03:00 Thursday 02 November 2023 (AEDT).

September 2023

31 October 2023

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is for importers of fresh dragonfruit from Vietnam and fresh grapefruit from Egypt for human consumption. Approved arrangements, freight forwarders, brokers, and Pathway Operations Cargo – Assessment and Inspection.

What has changed?

On 20 November 2023, the requirement for an import permit for fresh dragonfruit fruit grown in Vietnam and fresh grapefruit grown in Egypt, for human consumption will be removed.

31 October 2023

Who does this notice affect?

Importers, brokers, and biosecurity industry participants who import:

We recognise the value that colleagues from a CaLD background add to our work through their skills, experiences, and perspectives. A culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) workplace includes staff who:

30 October 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All customs brokers, importers, self-reporting importers, freight forwarders of goods AUD$1,000 or less in value.

What has changed?

As part of the government’s election commitment to sustainably fund the Commonwealth biosecurity system, announced in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, it was agreed that current industry biosecurity cost recovery arrangements would be extended to low value goods imported into Australian territory. The costs are currently being met by general taxpayers.

30 October 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.

All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.

All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.

30 October 2023

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 scheduled system maintenance, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable from 22:00 to 23:59 Friday 03 November 2023 (AEDT).

Action

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

Cattle and sheep exported to Israel and Jordan in April 2023

November 2023