International Day of Forests 2023
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2023-07: Have your say on Export Assurance Reform (non-prescribed goods)
20 March 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice is to advise that the department is seeking industry views as part of early consultation on export assurance reform—reforms to Australia’s export regulatory assurance framework for non-prescribed goods (NPGs). We are looking for exporters and manufacturers of NPGs to share their opinions, ideas, and perspective with us.
IAN 2023-14: NEXDOC – planned outage
Date of issue: 20 March 2023
Date of effect: 29 March 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.
66-2023: Service Disruption: Sunday 26 March 2023 - BICON
20 March 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 26 March 2023 (AEDT).
Action
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
65-2023: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 23 March to Friday 24 March 2023 – COLS, OPS, and PEBS
20 March 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.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.
Export Assurance Reform for non-prescribed goods
The Department is in the process of reforming the non-prescribed goods (NPG) export sector.
These reforms include the drafting of a new export control rule, improvement of IT systems and uplift of data capture and assurance processes that the Department will undertake on behalf of the commodities included within this sector.
64-2023: Utilising Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) offline forms to meet vessel reporting requirements.
17 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All vessel owners, operators, masters, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels including cruise vessels utilising MARS offline forms to meet vessel reporting requirements.
What has changed?
The department has become aware of some reported issues with MARS offline forms when vessel masters or shipping agents are uploading them into MARS. The issue is related to utilising Adobe Reader or other PDF program reader.
63-2023: Update: Increased intervention on imported bulk mined and chemical fertilisers from the People’s Republic of China
17 March 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants, such as vessel owners, operators, shipping agents and importers involved in the importation process of bulk mined and chemical (natural or synthetic) fertiliser.
2023-04: Have your say on the phase out of live sheep exports by sea
17 March 2023
Species: All
Countries: All
Attention
- All
Purpose
To advise all stakeholders that consultation on the Australian Government’s commitment to phase out live sheep exports by sea has commenced. The consultation paper and feedback form are available on the department’s Have Your Say platform until 31 May 2023.
2023-03: Live Animal Exports - Cost Recovery Implementation Statement
03 March 2023
Species: All
Countries: All
Attention
- All stakeholders
Purpose
This Export Advisory Notice (EAN) is to notify industry that the final 2022‑23 Live animal exports cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS)has been published on our website.