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23 May 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of key changes to requirements in the Operational Work Plan (OWP) for the export of mangoes and lychees to the United States of America (USA).
Key changes to the OWP include:
23 May 2023
This IAN is to advise that New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has begun public consultations on several proposed amendments to import health standards (IHS) for fresh fruit and vegetables from Australia.
MPI’s proposed amendments to the fresh fruit and vegetable IHS include:
23/05/2023
The webinar will provide information to Biosecurity Stakeholders about the recent announcements at Budget relating to sustainable funding of biosecurity.
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to develop long-term sustainable funding to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity system.
23/05/2023
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).
23 May 2023
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify exporters of honey and apiculture products of planned outages for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (the department’s) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.
Date of issue: 22 May 2023
Date of effect: 24 May 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.
Biosecurity enforcement officers have the powers and ability to issue all 55 of the infringement notices under the Infringement Notice Scheme (INS). They can issue infringement notices to importers and import industry participants across all import pathways. They can also issue infringement notices to manage biosecurity risks relating to ships and aircraft and biosecurity risks onshore.
A list of the 55 infringement notices that can be issued by biosecurity enforcement officers for contraventions of the Biosecurity Act 2015 are set out in the table below.
All travellers coming to Australia must be aware of Australia’s strict biosecurity requirements and the penalties for not complying with those requirements.
In accordance with the Biosecurity Act 2015 and the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014, a biosecurity officer can give infringement notices in the airport or seaport for:
19/05/2023
Biosecurity industry participants who hold an approved arrangement, importers, customs brokers, freight-forwarders and other stakeholders.
This is a reminder to take our quick survey on the approved arrangements webpages.
Thank you to those who have already provided their feedback.
19/05/2023
All brokers, commercial operators and private importers who lodge a UPE statement (B534 or B615) into the Australian Border Force (ABF) Integrated Cargo System (ICS) or in person to ABF (for private importers).
Through collaboration with the ABF, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is implementing enhancements to improve the UPE process.
