Analysis – Key drivers of recent global vegetable oil and cereal price volatility
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, the price of vegetable oils and cereals fell again in April.
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IAN 2023-19: NEXDOC – planned outages
Date of issue: 22 May 2023
Date of effect: 24 May 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 planned outages.
Australian expertise helps shape Asia-Pacific biosecurity
Australian biosecurity experts are helping to lift regional biosecurity capability through the delivery of a major workshop hosted by Indonesia for the Asia Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) Secretariat.
121-2023: Service Disruption: Sunday 28 May 2023 - BICON
22 May 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 28 May 2023 (AEST).
Action
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
120-2023: Scheduled Outage: Friday 26 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal
22 May 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for import inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.
Information
Due to scheduled system maintenance, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable from 22:00 to 22:30 Friday 26 May 2023 (AEST).
Action
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
119-2023: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 25 May to Friday 26 May 2023 – MARS
22 May 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.
Information
Due to scheduled maintenance, the Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 25 May to 02:00 Friday 26 May 2023 (AEST).
Action
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
Australian delegation joins global authorities on animal health at the WOAH 90th General Session
Senior Australian experts, led by Australia’s delegate to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp are in Paris to attend the 90th General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates.
Other infringement notices
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.
Infringement notices at the airport
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:
118-2023: Reminder to have your say on the approved arrangements webpages
19/05/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants who hold an approved arrangement, importers, customs brokers, freight-forwarders and other stakeholders.
What has changed?
This is a reminder to take our quick survey on the approved arrangements webpages.
Thank you to those who have already provided their feedback.