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The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) – Northern Australia is well and truly up and running, led by Australian Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Beth Cookson.
The Biosecurity Commons is a biosecurity modelling platform that has demonstrated proof of concept. It launched in May this year and is currently available for use as a beta version.
14 September 2023
CAPEC clients (DHL, FedEx and UPS) and clients who utilise the department’s Self-Assessed Clearance Paperless (SAC Paperless) system.
Due to infrastructure maintenance, processing of incoming Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC) entries will be delayed from 14:15 to 15:15 Sunday 17 September 2023 (AEST).
All incoming messages and documentation will be queued and sent at the conclusion of the outage.
13 September 2023
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.
Restored time:
As of: 10:00 Wednesday 13 September 2023 (AEST).
The unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Portal has been resolved. Digital Identity/myGovID clients can now access the Biosecurity Portal as normal.
13 September 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify exporters of honey and apiculture products of an unplanned outage for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (the department’s) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.
Date of issue: 12 September 2023
Date of effect: 13 September 2023
Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, and approved export permit issuers.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.
To notify Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system users of an unplanned outage.
The department has identified an issue with extra certificate requests in the NEXDOC system.
Date of issue: 13 September 2023
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2023-12
Related MAA: MAA2023-01
13 September 2023
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.
Start time:
As of: 08:20 Wednesday 13 September 2023 (AEST).
Detail:
The Biosecurity Portal is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. As a result, Digital Identity/myGovID clients may be unable to access The Portal.
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
