27/06/2023

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators

What has changed?

To provide clarity, consistency, and a central location for stakeholders to find information relevant to offshore treatment assurance schemes or offshore treatment providers, we will be implementing the following improvements on Monday 3 July 2023.

26 June 2023

Attention

• All

Purpose

To advise all stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has commenced public consultation on Have Your Say for the 2023 update of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL).

This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).

Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports

23 June 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify exporters of honey and apiculture products of an issue and outage for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (the department’s) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.

Date of issue: 23 June 2023

Date of effect: 23 June 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 a certificate issue and outage.

21 June 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2024.

The department has made several significant changes to the way that we regulate and audit eligible low-risk dairy, egg, and fish export establishments. The department believes these changes will strengthen our already robust system, reduce regulatory burden, and streamline our intervention by focusing on key legislative and market access risks. This means less red tape for industry with the same level of assurance for our trading partners that Australian dairy, egg, and fish products are ready for export.

20 June 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.

19 June 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 25 June 2023 (AEST).

Action

Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.