19 June 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled maintenance, the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and COLS API interface will be unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 22 June to 01:00 Friday 23 June 2023 (AEST).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

Date of issue: 19 June 2023

Date of effect: 21 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 planned outage.

19 June 2023

Purpose

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

19 June 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and the registration of treatment facilities, to export summerfruit to protocol markets for the 2023–24 season.

Thursday 22 June at 10am

In response to Japanese encephalitis virus being detected on the Australian mainland in 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a policy review of the risk of Japanese encephalitis in horses imported from approved countries.

19/06/2023

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers of fresh chicory and fresh endive for human consumption, freight forwarders, brokers, biosecurity industry participants who hold an approved arrangement, and Pathway Operations Cargo – Inspection.

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries — including imported food stakeholders, customs brokers, freight forwarders, vessel masters, biosecurity industry participants and shipping agents

What has changed?

The department has completed its comprehensive review of the biosecurity cost recovery arrangement. The outcome proposes changes to existing regulatory charging to align fees and charges with the cost to deliver biosecurity and imported food activities.

15 June 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and authorised officers of future updates to the Guideline: Inspection of empty bulk vessels for export, Work Instruction: Inspecting empty bulk vessels for export and the Guideline: Supporting documents for plant exports.

14 June 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that an additional amendment is being proposed to the Export Control (Plant and Plant Products) Rules 2021 (Plant Rules) and is expected to commence in August 2023, subject to the amendments being made by the Secretary.

The information and links on this page give you access to the latest advice from key agencies about Hendra virus.

Current situation

Since 1994, Hendra virus (HeV) has been the cause of death in over 100 horses. Most cases have been the result of spillover infection from flying-foxes. Others have been the result of direct transmission from infected horses. To date, all cases have occurred in Queensland (Qld) and New South Wales (NSW).