10 August 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry they are now invited to complete a survey on their user experience with the plant export webpages.

Summary of changes and key points

Plant Export Operations is seeking feedback on the plant export webpages on our website. The survey opens today and will remain active until 10 September 2023. You can access the survey on our Have Your Say webpage. The survey aims to understand:

Date of effect: 10 August 2023

Attention

Food importers and their customs brokers.

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to raise awareness of a video that has been published on the department’s website to provide information on virtual label and visual inspections for eligible imported food.

8 August 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of the additional registration requirements in line with the GACC’s (General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China) updated phytosanitary requirements for exporting logs to China.

Date of issue: 7 August 2023

Date of effect: 7 August 2023

Attention:

• Industry bodies
• Registered export manufacturing establishments
• Registered exporters and EDI users
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional offices

Purpose

To advise stakeholders of company staff that should be listed on management or control of an egg export registered establishment.

Persons in management or control

Who should be listed on an establishment’s management or control?

7 August 2023

Who does this notice affect?

Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.

What has changed?

The Port of Port Adelaide FPOE determination has been amended to designate ‘Inner Harbour 29’ as a Biosecurity Entry Point (BEP) for freight containers and general goods. These classes of goods are now permitted to be unloaded at this location.

7 August 2023

Who does this notice affect?

The yachting industry, vessel operators, shipping agents, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.

What has changed?

The Port of Sydney FPOE determination has been amended to designate ‘Department of Home Affairs Jetty, Neutral Bay’ as an additional Biosecurity Entry Point (BEP) for non-commercial vessels, non-commercial vessel baggage and non-commercial vessel waste. These classes of vessels and goods are now permitted to arrive at this location.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, August 2023

We have developed the Urban Search and Rescue Taskforces – Biosecurity Guidelines. The guidelines provide information and guidance on Australian biosecurity requirements for returning search and rescue teams deployed overseas, and international taskforces entering Australia to assist with emergency responses and humanitarian aid.

The guidelines detail:

Date of issue: 4 August 2023

Date of effect: 4 August 2023

Attention:

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.

Purpose

To notify Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system users of an unplanned outage.

Key points

The department has identified an issue with extra certificate requests in the NEXDOC system.