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28 August 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 02 September to 03:30 Sunday 03 September 2023 (AEST).
31/08/2023
All vessel owners, operators, masters, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels preparing for arrival in Australian territory.
On 23 February 2023, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) amended the ballast water report and updated the offline form to include an increased number of ballast water tanks from 30 to 100 tanks.
31 August 2023
All vessel owners, operators, masters, and shipping agents who represent international cruise vessels in preparing for arrival in Australian territory and providing pre-arrival reporting.
Revised Live Plant Conveyance Log form
The department’s name and logo has been updated on the live plants conveyance log form to reflect the new name Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).
31/08/2023
Importers and brokers
30 August 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Export Management System (PEMS) users of expected system maintenance and an associated outage.
PEMS will be undergoing scheduled maintenance and will be unavailable:
Date of issue: 30 August 2023
Date of effect: 1 September and 8 - 9 September 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 updated planned outages.
30 August 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify exporters of honey and apiculture products of updated planned outages for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (the department’s) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.
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
Date of effect: 28 August 2023
Importers of food products, customs brokers and freight forwarders intending to book and manage requests for imported food inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.
