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101-2023: Update - Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal

1 May 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department using the Biosecurity Portal.

Information

*Update* To resolve the current issue, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable from 13:00 to 13:45 Monday 01 May 2023 (AEST).

Start time:

As of: 09:30 Monday 01 May 2023 (AEST).

100-2023: Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal

1 May 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department using the Biosecurity Portal.

Information

Start time:

As of: 09:30 Monday 01 May 2023 (AEST).

Detail:

The Biosecurity Portal is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. As a result, clients may be unable to lodge new inspection booking requests.

99-2023: Conclusion of the 2022-23 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season

1/05/2023

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents— associated with shipping or importing goods that require increased intervention during the 2022-23 BMSB risk season.

What has changed?

On 1 May 2023, the 2022-23 BMSB risk season ended.

Importation of plant-based animal feed and fertilisers into Australia

27/04/2023

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import of plant-based animal feed and fertilisers – including importers, customs agents, brokers and freight forwarders.

What has changed?

Additional community protection (CP) questions have been recently added to certain tariffs in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) to ensure goods lodged under these tariffs intended to be used for direct animal feed or fertilisers are referred to the department for biosecurity intervention.

Animal Biosecurity Advice 2023-A05: Australian import conditions for whole egg, egg yolk, and egg white powder – draft review

3 May 2023

We invite you to comment on the draft review by Monday 3 July 2023.

The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a policy review of the Australian import conditions for whole egg, egg yolk, and egg white powder.